Battle of Ooscota

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Battle of Ooscota
Part of the First Anglo-Mysore War
Date 22-23 August 1768 Location present-day Bengaluru,Karnataka, India Result Maratha Victory Hyder Ali Retreats
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy	Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Murari Rao	Hyder Ali
Strength
Unknown	Unknown number of War Elephant
Casualties and losses
18 Casualties	500 Casualties

The Battle of Ooscota (or Ooscata) was a battle in the First British-Mysore War, a conflict between the British East India Company and Hyder Ali, the sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore.^[1] It took place on the night of the 22–23 August 1768.

Ooscota, the location of the battle, is the modern Hoskote, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, India.