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|date=27 August 1781 | |date=27 August 1781 | ||
|location= | |location=Pallur, near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakkonam Arakkonam], 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=12.957016,79.677343&z=15&t=h&hl=en 12.957016°N 79.677343°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
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|casualties2=2,000 | |casualties2=2,000 | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name:Pullalur<br> | |||
Variants: Pollilore/Polilur/Pollilur<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Mysore Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[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 | |||
Revision as of 09:35, 12 December 2009
| 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
External Links
Mysore Wars Heritage History
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Battle of Pollilore Google Books
Obelisks at Pullalur madrasmusings.com