Battle of Pollilore 1780
| 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 |
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This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War
Also described as the Battle of Perembacum
Survey map 1920-1946
Spelling variants
Pollilore, Pollilur
Company Forces
Col Baillie's Detachment
- Madras European Infantry (113 men)
- 1st Carnatic Battalion
- 11th Carnatic Battalion
- Six coys 7th Carnatic Battalion
- 2nd Circar Battalion
Company of Guides Artillery (81 men)
- Total about 2,700 fighting men
Lt-Col Fletcher's Detachment
- Grenadier Company HM 73rd Regiment
- Light Company HM 73rd Regiment
- Two Grenadier Companies
- 14th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 15th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 16th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 17th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- 21st Battalion of Madras Native Infantry
- Two companies of marksmen
- Total 1,007 fighting men
FIBIS resources
- "The Melvill Family – Three Generations of Commitment to India (Part 1)" by David Williams – pages 3-17 FIBIS Journal Number 32 (Autumn 2014) contains a section on Philip Melville, an officer in the 73rd Regiment of Foot, who was captured following the battle near Pollilur, with quotes from his papers. See FIBIS Journals for information about accessing this article.
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
- History of the Madras Army Vol II - Battle at Perambakum by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)