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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 13 March 2021
| Battle of Pollilore 1781 | ||
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| 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/Polliloor
External Links
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Battle of Pollilore Google Books
Obelisks at Pullalur madrasmusings.com
Historical books on-line
History of the Madras Army Vol II - Coote's despatch by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
