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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] | ||
|date=27 August 1781 | |date=27 August 1781 | ||
|location=Polilur, Near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanchipuram Kanchipuram], Tamil Nadu | |location=Polilur, Near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanchipuram Kanchipuram], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.832836,79.479844&z=15&t=h&hl=en 12.832836°N 79.479844°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.832836,79.479844&z=15&t=h&hl=en 12.832836°N 79.479844°E] | ||
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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] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=11,000 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 80,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=421 killed and wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2=2,000 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 21 September 2008
| Battle of Pollilore 1781 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Mysore War | ||
| Date: | 27 August 1781 | |
| Location: | Polilur, Near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.832836°N 79.479844°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 | |
External Links
Heritage History - Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Google Books - Battle of Pollilore
Survey map 1920-1946