Tillali Massacre
| Tillali Massacre | |||||||||
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| Part of the Cattle War | |||||||||
Tillally, the governor`s country residence, by Peter Anker | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Danish India | Thanjavur | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Peter Hesselberg † Hans Jacob Attrup † |
Pratap Singh Perumal Naik | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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27 Soldiers of the corps 30 Indian sepoys Total: 55–57 |
2,000–4,000 Cavalry 2,000 men Total: 4,000–6,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 55 killed | 300 killed | ||||||||
| 45 Civilians killed | |||||||||
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The Tillali Massacre (Danish: Massakren i Tillali), or the Battle of Tillali (Danish: Slaget ved Tillali) was a confrontation on 30 June 1756 during the Cattle War, between the Danish command at the village of Tillali (Thillaiyadi) and the Raja of Thanjavur, Pratap Singh. The confrontation resulted in a Thanjavurian victory and a subsequent massacre of most Danish troops. After the victory, the Thanjavurian army led a further invasion into Danish Tranquebar and besieged Fort Dansborg.