Draft:Battles of Devote Angady and Cunjote Angady

Battles of Devote Angady and Cunjote Angady
Part of Cotiote War
Date March 9–11, 1797 Location Devote Angady and Cunjote Angady, Wynad, Malabar, India Result Cotiote victory
Belligerents
British East India Company	Kingdom of Kottayam
Commanders and leaders
Lt.Mealey Lt.Millinchamp (WIA)	Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Unknown Nair and Kurichiya chieftains
Strength
~150–200 sepoys	Thousands of Nairs and Kurichiyas
Casualties and losses
~38 killed or missing (1 subbadar, 2 havildars, 2 naigues, 1 waterman, 32 sepoys) 67 wounded	Unknown

The Battles of Devote Angady and Cunjote Angady were a series of engagements fought from March 9 to March 11, 1797, during the First Pazhassi Revolt in Wynad, Malabar, India. A British East India Company detachment of approximately 150–200 sepoys, led by Lieutenant Mealey, faced thousands of Nair and Kurichiya rebels under Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. The rebels, leveraging numerical superiority and terrain knowledge, overwhelmed the British over three days of fighting near the villages of Devote Angady and Cunjote Angady. The British suffered heavy losses, with approximately 38 killed or missing (including 1 subbadar, 2 havildars, 2 naigues, 1 waterman, and 32 sepoys) and 67 wounded, including Lieutenant Millinchamp.The engagements forced the British to retreat via the Ellacherrum Pass, marking a significant rebel victory.

References

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