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Battle of Pookkottur

Battle of Pookkottur was a battle fought on 26 August 1921 in what is now India. The recorded result: Mappila victory.

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Fought26 August 1921
WhereIndia11.097N, 76.064E
OutcomeMappila victory
BelligerentsMappila rebelsagainstUnited Kingdom

Record

Date26 August 1921
PlaceIndia
11.097N, 76.064E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of PookkotturBattle of PookkotturSiege of TellicherrySiege of CoimbatoreSiege of CannanoreCapture of CannanoreBattle of SittimungulumSiege of TellicherrySiege of CoimbatoreCapture of CannanoreBattle of SittimungulumKozhikodeKochiValparai100 km11.097N, 76.064E
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Elsewhere in 1921

Battle of Pookkottur is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745901, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pookkottur, revision 1370272110, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.