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|date=1 July 1781 | |date=1 July 1781 | ||
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| − | |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 | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 14 September 2010
| Battle of Porto Novo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 1 July 1781 | |
| Location: | Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu] | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.497241°N 79.755784°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote | Hyder Ali | |
| Strength | ||
| 8,476 | 40,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
Hyder Ali (1717-1782)
External Links
Mysore Wars Heritage History
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
Battle of Porto Novo Google Books
Coote at Porto Novo Google Books
Battle of Porto Novo www.archive.org
Historical Books on-line
The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Porto Novo by Col G B Malleson 1914 (archive.org)
History of the Madras Army Vol II - Battle at Porto Novo by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
