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The siege of Ambur (10 November – 7 December 1767) was conducted by a combined force of Mysorean and Hyderabadi troops under the command of Hyder Ali against the town of Ambur in southern India during the First Anglo-Mysore War. The town was successfully defended by a garrison of local troops and a small force of British East India Company troops under the command of Captain Calvert.

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Siege of Ambur

Date	10 Nov. – 7 Dec. 1767
Location	Ambur , Tamil Nadu, India Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 614: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Result	Local troops and British East india company

Belligerents

British East India company, Local troops

Hyderabad state , Mysore state

Commanders and leaders

Captain Calvert

Hyder Ali

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