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'''Col Baillie's Detachment'''
'''Col Baillie's Detachment'''
*Madras European Infantry (113 men)
*Madras European Infantry (113 men)
*1st Carnatic Battalion
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Carnatic Battalion]]
*11th Carnatic Battalion
*[[71st Coorg Rifles|11th Carnatic Battalion]]
*Six coys 7th Carnatic Battalion
*Six coys [[67th Punjab Regiment|7th Carnatic Battalion]]
*2nd Circar Battalion
*[[12th Battalion of Coast Sepoys|2nd Circar Battalion]]
Company of Guides
Company of Guides
Artillery (81 men)
Artillery (81 men)
*Total about 2,700 fighting men<br>
*Total about 2,700 fighting men<br>
'''Lt-Col Fletcher's Detachment'''
'''Lt-Col Fletcher's Detachment'''
*Grenadier Company HM 73rd Regiment
*Grenadier Company [[73rd Regiment of Foot|HM 73rd Regiment]]
*Light Company HM 73rd Regiment
*Light Company [[73rd Regiment of Foot|HM 73rd Regiment]]
*Two Grenadier Companies
*Two Grenadier Companies
*14th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
*[[74th Punjab Regiment|14th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]]
*15th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
*[[75th Carnatic Infantry|15th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]]
*16th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
*[[76th Punjab Regiment|16th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]]
*17th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
*[[77th Moplah Rifles|17th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]]
*21st Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
*[[81st Madras Pioneers|21st Battalion of Madras Native Infantry]]
*Two companies of marksmen
*Two companies of marksmen
*Total1,007 fighting men
*Total1,007 fighting men

Revision as of 14:25, 8 September 2010

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
Polilur location
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

Company of Guides Artillery (81 men)

  • Total about 2,700 fighting men

Lt-Col Fletcher's Detachment

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