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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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali 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> | |||
== 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<br> | |||
'''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 | |||
*Total1,007 fighting men | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History - Described as Battle of Perembacum<br> | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History - Described as Battle of Perembacum<br> | ||
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[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]] | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 8 September 2010
| Battle of Pollilore 1780 | ||
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| 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 |
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Survey map 1920-1946
This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War
Also described as the Battle of Perembacum
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
- Total1,007 fighting men
External Links
Mysore Wars Heritage History - Described as Battle of Perembacum
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)