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this is one of the most unknown incident from life of tipu sultan, even though many people tried to write this incidents in their books but they were not accurate but mir hussain ali kirmani has given perfect detail about this incident in his book history of reign of tipu sultan.
On 28 December 1789 Tipu sultan attacked the lines and gained entry by a small 20-member team, but Vaikom Padmanabha Pillai of Travancore army and had to retreat. Later in April he came back with reinforcements and this time was able to break into the territory after making the way through the Nedumkotta. He destroyed the wall at Konoor kotaa or kottamuri and advanced further.
He filled trenches for a few kilometers to enable his army to move forward. He finally reached the Periyar river banks at Aluva and camped there. However, by this time a small group led by Vaikom Padmanabha Pillai and Kunjai Kutty Pillai went upstream and managed to break the walls of a dam at Bhoothathankettu causing heavy flash floods downstream Periyar river. All the ammunition and gunpowder of Tipu's army got wet and became inactive. He was thus forced to return.
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