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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Coote Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Coote Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyder_Ali Hyder Ali] | ||
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n285/mode/2up Battle of Porto Novo] www.archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n285/mode/2up Battle of Porto Novo] www.archive.org | ||
== Historical Books on-line == | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n243/mode/2up The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Porto Novo] www.archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n243/mode/2up ''The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive'' - Porto Novo] by Col G B Malleson 1914 (archive.org)<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n32/mode/1up ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Battle at Porto Novo] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org) | |||
[[Category:Battles|Porto Novo, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Porto Novo, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Porto Novo, Battle of]] | [[Category:2nd Mysore War|Porto Novo, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 8 September 2010
| Battle of Porto Novo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 1 July 1781 | |
| Location: | Parangipettai,Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.497241°N 79.755784°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote | Hyder Ali | |
| Strength | ||
| 8,476 | 40,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
Hyder Ali (1717-1782)
External Links
Mysore Wars Heritage History
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
Battle of Porto Novo Google Books
Coote at Porto Novo Google Books
Battle of Porto Novo www.archive.org
Historical Books on-line
The Decisive Battles of India : from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Porto Novo by Col G B Malleson 1914 (archive.org)
History of the Madras Army Vol II - Battle at Porto Novo by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)