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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[ | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | ||
|date=10 September 1780 | |date=10 September 1780 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |location=Polilur, Near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanchipuram Kanchipuram], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.832836,79.479844&z=15&t=h&hl=en 12.832836°N 79.479844°E] | ||
|result=British defeat | |result=British defeat | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Mysore | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore] | ||
|commander1 | |commander1=[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Col William Baillie] | ||
|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]] | |||
'''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:// | [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://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/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:2nd Mysore War|Polilur, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:22, 13 March 2021
| Battle of Pollilore 1780 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 10 September 1780 | |
| Location: | Polilur, Near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.832836°N 79.479844°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col William Baillie | Hyder Ali | |
| Strength | ||
| about 3,800 | 10,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 36 European officers killed, 50 taken prisoner All sepoys killed wounded or dispersed |
||
Survey map 1920-1946
This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War
Also described as the Battle of Perembacum
Spelling variants
Pollilore, Pollilur
Company Forces
Col Baillie's Detachment
- Madras European Infantry (113 men)
- 1st Carnatic Battalion
- 11th Carnatic Battalion
- Six coys 7th Carnatic Battalion
- 2nd Circar Battalion
Company of Guides Artillery (81 men)
- Total about 2,700 fighting men
Lt-Col Fletcher's Detachment
- Grenadier Company HM 73rd Regiment
- Light Company HM 73rd Regiment
- Two Grenadier Companies
- 14th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 15th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 16th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 17th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 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
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Battle of Pollilore Google Books
Battle of Pollilur Wikipedia
Battle of Pollilore and aftermath The Tiger & The Thistle
Field of Polilur Google Books
Historical Books Online
- History of the Madras Army Vol II - Battle at Perambakum by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)