Early Campaigns
On December 29, 1789, Tipu marched 14,000 troops from Coimbatore and attacked the Nedumkotta. It was an embarrassing defeat for Tipu, whose force was panicked by fire from a small number of defenders. While Tipu regrouped, Governor Holland, much to Cornwallis' dismay, engaged in negotiations with Tipu rather than mobilising the military. Cornwallis was on the brink of going to Madras to take command when he received word that Holland's replacement, General William Medows was about to arrive. Medows forcibly removed Holland, and set about planning operations against Tipu while building up troops at Trichinopoly.
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