The Battle of Padmanabha takes place in Padmanabham, Visakhapatnam district (modern Andhra Pradesh, India), on 10 July 1794. This a is battle between Zamindari of Vizianagaram led by Vijayram Raj II and East India Company Madras Presidency Forces led by Colonel Pendargast under the command of British Governor of Madras, Sir Charles Oakly. The British emerged victoriously and the zamindar was shot dead in the middle of battle.
As a consequence of the war, Vizianagaram was occupied by East India Company and became a tributary estate or Zamindari.
