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| − | '''Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB (1726-1783)''' was a | + | '''Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB (1726-1783)''' served alongside [[Robert Clive]] during the campaign against the Nawab of Bengal. He commanded the forces of [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] against the [[French]] in the Carnatic and later the forces of [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]. After a period in UK, he returned to India and won major battles in the [[2nd Mysore War]]. He was a [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. |
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeoflieutenant00wyll#page/n7/mode/2up ''A life of Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB''] by Colonel H. C. Wylly, CB 1922 (archive.org)<br /> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeoflieutenant00wyll#page/n7/mode/2up ''A life of Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB''] by Colonel H. C. Wylly, CB 1922 (archive.org)<br /> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/aplainstatement00bagwgoog#page/n2/mode/2up ''A Plain Statement of Facts, Relative to Sir Eyre Coote: Containing the official correspondence and documents connected with his case; and the proceedings of the Military Board appointed for its investigation''] 1816 (archive.org)<br /> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/aplainstatement00bagwgoog#page/n2/mode/2up ''A Plain Statement of Facts, Relative to Sir Eyre Coote: Containing the official correspondence and documents connected with his case; and the proceedings of the Military Board appointed for its investigation''] 1816 (archive.org)<br /> | ||
| + | ''Memoir of the late Lieut.-Colonel Richard Scott (From his Private Journals)'' from ''The Naval and Military Magazine Volumes 1, 2 and 3 1827-1828'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=sIQEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA382 Part 2- Sir Eyre Coote's Campaigns of 1781, 1782, and 1783] (Google Books) | ||
| − | [[Category:Military commanders|Coote, Eyre]] | + | [[Category:British Military commanders|Coote, Eyre]] |
[[Category:People|Coote, Eyre]] | [[Category:People|Coote, Eyre]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 22 March 2011
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB (1726-1783) served alongside Robert Clive during the campaign against the Nawab of Bengal. He commanded the forces of Madras against the French in the Carnatic and later the forces of Bengal. After a period in UK, he returned to India and won major battles in the 2nd Mysore War. He was a Commander-in-Chief in India.
External links
Eyre Coote Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Eyre Coote Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
A life of Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB by Colonel H. C. Wylly, CB 1922 (archive.org)
A Plain Statement of Facts, Relative to Sir Eyre Coote: Containing the official correspondence and documents connected with his case; and the proceedings of the Military Board appointed for its investigation 1816 (archive.org)
Memoir of the late Lieut.-Colonel Richard Scott (From his Private Journals) from The Naval and Military Magazine Volumes 1, 2 and 3 1827-1828 Part 2- Sir Eyre Coote's Campaigns of 1781, 1782, and 1783 (Google Books)
