Battle of Panamarathukotta

The Battle of Panamarathukotta (or Pancoorta Cottah) was fought between the British East India Company and the Nairs in Wayanad, in the south Indian state of Kottayam.

Battle of Pancoorta Cottah
Part of Wynaad Insurrection
Date11 October 1802
Location
Wynaad, Kerala
Result Cotiote Victory
Belligerents
British East India Company Kingdom of Kottayam
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Arthur Wellesley
Capt Dickenson  
Lt. Maxwell  
Edachena Kunkan

Further reading

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  • Malabar Manual by William Logan (1887; reprinted 2004). ISBN 81-206-0446-6. Pages 539–542.
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