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|partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | ||
|date=1 July 1781 | |date=1 July 1781 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Porto Novo|Parangipettai]], Tamil Nadu] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.497241,79.755784&z=11&t=h&hl=en 11.497241°N 79.755784°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.497241,79.755784&z=11&t=h&hl=en 11.497241°N 79.755784°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Eyre Coote|Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote]] | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Hyder Ali]] | ||
|strength1=8,476 | |strength1=8,476 | ||
|strength2= 40,000 | |strength2= 40,000 | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||