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[[Category:Battles|Pollilore, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Pollilore, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Pollilore, Battle of]] | |||
{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[[2nd Mysore War]] | |||
|date=27 August 1781 | |||
|location=Pallur, near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakkonam Arakkonam], Tamil Nadu | |||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.957016,79.677343&z=15&t=h&hl=en 12.957016°N 79.677343°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=Mysore | |||
|commander1=[[Eyre Coote|Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote]] | |||
|commander2=[[Hyder Ali]] | |||
|strength1=11,000 | |||
|strength2= 80,000 | |||
|casualties1=421 killed and wounded | |||
|casualties2=2,000 | |||
}} | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name:Pullalur<br> | |||
Variants: Pollilore/Polilur/Pollilur/Polliloor<br> | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - 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=OHcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA394&dq=Pollilore+1781+Coote&as_brr=3&ei=tJzGSKbsK6WijgH9zO3sDQ Battle of Pollilore] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%2013/otherstories.html#story2 Obelisks at Pullalur] madrasmusings.com | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n40/mode/1up ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Coote's despatch] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org) | |||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 13 March 2021
| Battle of Pollilore 1781 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 27 August 1781 | |
| Location: | Pallur, near Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.957016°N 79.677343°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote | Hyder Ali | |
| Strength | ||
| 11,000 | 80,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 421 killed and wounded | 2,000 | |
Spelling Variants
Modern name:Pullalur
Variants: Pollilore/Polilur/Pollilur/Polliloor
External Links
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Battle of Pollilore Google Books
Obelisks at Pullalur madrasmusings.com
Historical books on-line
History of the Madras Army Vol II - Coote's despatch by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)