Battle of Sholingur

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Battle of Sholingur
Part of 2nd Mysore War
Date: 27 September 1781
Location: Sholinghur, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 13.12°N 79.42°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Mysore
Commanders
Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote Hyder Ali
Strength
10,000 80,000
Casualties
100 killed and wounded 5,000

External Links

Heritage History - Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars
Wikipedia - 2nd Mysore War
Google Books - Battle of Solingur

Historical books on-line

History of the Madras Army Vol II - Coote's despatch by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)