"26258825"^^ . . . . "The Battle of Tellicherry was a naval action fought off the Indian port of Tellicherry between British and French warships on 18 November 1791 during the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Britain and France were not at war at the time of the engagement, but French support for the Kingdom of Mysore in the conflict with the British East India Company had led to Royal Navy patrols stopping and searching French ships sailing for the Mysorean port of Mangalore. When a French convoy from Mah\u00E9 passed the British port of Tellicherry in November 1791, Commodore William Cornwallis sent a small squadron to intercept the French ships."@en . . . . . "Battle of Tellicherry"@en . . . . "1791-11-18"^^ . . "The Battle of Tellicherry was a naval action fought off the Indian port of Tellicherry between British and French warships on 18 November 1791 during the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Britain and France were not at war at the time of the engagement, but French support for the Kingdom of Mysore in the conflict with the British East India Company had led to Royal Navy patrols stopping and searching French ships sailing for the Mysorean port of Mangalore. When a French convoy from Mah\u00E9 passed the British port of Tellicherry in November 1791, Commodore William Cornwallis sent a small squadron to intercept the French ships. As the British force under Captain Sir Richard Strachan approached the convoy, the escorting frigate R\u00E9solue opened fire. A general action followed, with Strachan succeeding in forcing the French ship to surrender within twenty minutes and both sides suffering damage and casualties. All of the French vessels were searched and subsequently returned to Mah\u00E9, the local French authorities reacting furiously at what they perceived as a violation of their neutral position. Messages were sent back to France reporting the action from Commodore Saint-F\u00E9lix but they evoked little response. Although under normal circumstances the battle might have provoked a diplomatic incident, the upheavals of the ongoing French Revolution meant that the despatches had little effect."@en . . "65"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "British victory" . . . "17 killed and wounded" . . "1791-11-18"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "10963"^^ . . "Battle of Tellicherry"@en . . "Battle of Tellicherry"@en . "17"^^ . . "Richard Strachan"@en . . . . . . . . "Unknown"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1081828710"^^ . . . . "the Third Anglo-Mysore War"@en . . . . . . . . . "British victory"@en . . . . . "2 frigates" . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . . . "Off Tellicherry, India"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Location of the capture of R\u00E9solue"@en . . . . . . "1 frigate" . .