Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Malavilly (Third Mysore War).

Fought March 20, 1799, when the camp of the British force, under Lord Harris, marching on Seringapatam, was attacked in force by Tippu Sahib. The enemy was thrown into confusion by a charge of cavalry, under General Floyd, and retired with a loss of about 1,000. The British losses were trifling.