Attack at Periah Pass

Attack at Periah Pass
Part of Cotiote War
Date18 March 1797
Location
Periah Pass, Wayanad, Kerala, India
Result Cotiote victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Kottayam East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Pazhassi Raja Maj. Cameron †
Lt. Nugent †
Lt. Madge †
Lt. Rudderman †
Strength
Unknown ~1,100 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy; several officers killed, guns and baggage captured

The Attack at Periah Pass was a military engagement on 18 March 1797 during the Cotiote War, in which forces of the Kingdom of Kottayam under Pazhassi Raja ambushed and defeated a column of the East India Company at Periah Pass in Wayanad, Kerala. The action resulted in heavy casualties for the Company, including the deaths of several officers, and the capture of baggage and artillery by the rebels.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Logan, William (1887). Malabar Manual. Government Press.
  2. ↑ Subramanian, K.R. (1928). The South Indian Rebellion: The First War of Independence 1800–1801. Madras: Government Press.
  3. ↑ Menon, K.P. Padmanabha (1924). History of Kerala. Asian Educational Services.
  4. ↑ Menon, A. Sreedhara, ed. (1972). Kerala District Gazetteers: Cannanore. Government Press, Trivandrum.
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