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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Mysore | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
|commander1=[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Col William Baillie] | |commander1=[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Col William Baillie] | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Hyder Ali]] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= about 3,800 | ||
|strength2= 10,000 | |strength2= 10,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=36 European officers killed, 50 taken prisoner<br>All sepoys killed wounded or dispersed | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:Polilurmap.jpg|thumb|Polilur location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Polilurmap.jpg|thumb|Polilur location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | ||
'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br> | ||
'''Also described as the Battle of Perembacum'''<br> | |||
==Spelling variants== | |||
Pollilore, Pollilur | |||
== Company Forces == | |||
'''Col Baillie's Detachment''' | |||
*Madras European Infantry (113 men) | |||
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Carnatic Battalion]] | |||
*[[71st Coorg Rifles|11th Carnatic Battalion]] | |||
*Six coys [[67th Punjab Regiment|7th Carnatic Battalion]] | |||
*[[12th Battalion of Coast Sepoys|2nd Circar Battalion]] | |||
Company of Guides | |||
Artillery (81 men) | |||
*Total about 2,700 fighting men<br> | |||
'''Lt-Col Fletcher's Detachment''' | |||
*Grenadier Company [[73rd Regiment of Foot|HM 73rd Regiment]] | |||
*Light Company [[73rd Regiment of Foot|HM 73rd Regiment]] | |||
*Two Grenadier Companies | |||
*[[74th Punjab Regiment|14th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[75th Carnatic Infantry|15th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[76th Punjab Regiment|16th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[77th Moplah Rifles|17th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[81st Madras Pioneers|21st Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*Two companies of marksmen | |||
*Total 1,007 fighting men | |||
==FIBIS resources== | |||
*"The Melvill Family – Three Generations of Commitment to India (Part 1)" by David Williams – pages 3-17 ''FIBIS Journal Number 32 (Autumn 2014)'' contains a section on Philip Melville, an officer in the [[73rd Regiment of Foot]], who was captured following the battle near Pollilur, with quotes from his papers. See [[FIBIS Journals]] for information about accessing this article. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ikMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA183&dq=Pollilore&as_brr=3&ei=EYvGSMvvE56ujgHdo-ztDQ#PPA183,M1 Battle of Pollilore] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ikMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA183&dq=Pollilore&as_brr=3&ei=EYvGSMvvE56ujgHdo-ztDQ#PPA183,M1 Battle of Pollilore] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pollilur Battle of Pollilur] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://www.tigerandthistle.net/tipu38.htm Battle of Pollilore and aftermath] The Tiger & The Thistle<br> | [http://www.tigerandthistle.net/tipu38.htm Battle of Pollilore and aftermath] The Tiger & The Thistle<br> | ||
[http://www.tigerandthistle.net/india513.htm Field of Polilur] Google Books | [http://www.tigerandthistle.net/india513.htm Field of Polilur] Google Books | ||
====Historical Books Online==== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n16/mode/1up ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Battle at Perambakum] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org) | |||
[[Category:Battles|Polilur, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Polilur, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Polilur, Battle of]] | [[Category:2nd Mysore War|Polilur, Battle of]] | ||