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Maharaja of Travancore defected to the East India company and appointed a new Dalawa. Following a severe defeat at Cochin, Paliath Achan, the Dalawa of Cochin, defected from the anti-British alliance on
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did not have the funds to pay the additional subsidy in full. The
Company remitted half of the subsidy for two years, so that the king could make military budget cuts to raise the funds to pay it in full afterwards. In 1807, the king still lacked the funds to pay the subsidy in full, requested
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British East India Company and the Kingdom of Travancore. Under the treaty, the Company was to maintain a subsidiary military force in or near Travancore to defensively aid the kingdom from foreign powers, and the maintenance costs would be paid by the government of Travancore. The
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British civilians and their native supporters were executed by the rebels in Travancore. In mid-January, the British assembled a force of 3000 in the south of Travancore to relieve pressure on Lieutenant Colonel Chalmers’ force and under Colonel
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On 18 December 1808, open rebellion broke out in
Travancore and Cochin. At midnight, the Resident's house in Cochin was stormed, though Colonel Macaulay and Kunhikrishana Menon managed to escape. The British garrison in Cochin, under Lieutenant Colonel
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Maharajah issued an order for the arrest of Velu Thampi, who was run to the ground by the Maharajah's soldiers at Mannadi. Velu Thampi committed suicide to avoid capture, and with his death, the rebellion promptly ended.
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Macaulay attributed the government's refusal to pay the subsidy by making military cuts to Dalawa Velu Thampi, and said that the king was satisfied with the subsidiary arrangements. After the dalawa received a letter from
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there. 100 Sikh soldiers were commanded under
Jarnail (General) Sadhu Singh Chauhan and were able to hold the British soldiers long enough till a collaborated massacre of British soldiers happened, it is known as the
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Captain John Reid, who later died of his wounds. For the gallant defence, the battalion was later awarded the
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of Cochin. He suggested to Velu Thampi that the resident be assassinated by military force. Velu Thampi accepted and prepared for battle, organising and training a group of
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claimed that the requirement of the additional subsidy was a product of extortion. In 1808, he and the king asked for the additional subsidy to be relinquished entirely.
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of 1/17th MNI. Major Hewitt and his men repulsed the attack after a gallant and skilful defence. In a dispatch to the Resident, Major Hewitt described the action:
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in 1804, the Company's troops, at the behest of the Dalawa himself, initially protected the Dalawa and then later, put down the revolt.
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338:and arrived in Cochin in early January 1809.
212:revolt by a section of the Tranvancorean army
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416:On 19 February 1809, the strategic forts of
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210:rulers of the state. Following a
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35:(1 month and 1 day)
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600:A Survey of Kerala History
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404:Pass and occupied the
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281:The Dalawa of Cochin,
234:Maharaja of Travancore
204:Third Anglo-Mysore War
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680:Kingdom of Travancore
615:. London: Leo Cooper.
611:Cook, H.C.B. (1987).
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147:Casualties and losses
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1074:Other notable people
976:C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
694:Travancore Rebellion
411:Massacre of Aramboly
393:Kundara Proclamation
169:against the British
167:Travancore rebellion
140:2,000 rocket-bearers
138:25,000 Nair soldiers
44:Modern day southern
21:Travancore rebellion
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1110:Related information
1040:Krishnapuram Palace
1030:Kanakakkunnu Palace
971:Muhammad Habibullah
921:K. Krishnaswamy Rao
876:Thanjavur Subha Rao
644:. pp. 141–142.
195:subsidiary alliance
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835:Krishna Gopalayyan
783:Sethu Lakshmi Bayi
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704:Upper Cloth Revolt
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243:Lieutenant Colonel
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291:Nadavarambu
261:Velu Thampi
219:Velu Thampi
124:Sikh Empire
1163:Categories
1091:G. V. Raja
1014:Trivandrum
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189:Background
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106:Travancore
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991:Divisions
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550:Cook 1987
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398:St. Leger
315:Mauritius
303:Americans
254:discharge
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598:(1967).
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402:Aramboly
309:and the
269:Governor
239:Resident
208:de facto
130:Strength
40:Location
1004:Central
823:Dalawas
687:History
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363:glaces
336:Madras
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311:French
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258:Dalawa
227:rupees
216:Dalawa
200:Mysore
179:Cochin
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