Battle of Sholinghur (1781)

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The Battle of Sholinghur (1781) was a significant engagement in southern India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War, where British forces under Sir Eyre Coote clashed with the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
commandedBy Hyder Ali for the Mysore side ⓘ
Sir Eyre Coote for the British side ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
conflictType Anglo-Mysore conflict ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Mysore Wars
country India ⓘ
date 1781 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
British colonial period in India ⓘ
hasCommander Hyder Ali ⓘ
Sir Eyre Coote ⓘ
hasParticipant British East India Company forces ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
historicalPeriod early phase of British expansion in India ⓘ
involvedForce British East India Company army ⓘ
Mysore army ⓘ
location Sholinghur ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
opponent Hyder Ali ⓘ
Sir Eyre Coote ⓘ
partOf Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
relatedTo British–Mysore Wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Mysore Wars

Hyder Ali’s campaigns against the British ⓘ
significance important engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
theatre Southern India campaign of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ

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Second Anglo-Mysore War → notableEvent → Battle of Sholinghur (1781) ⓘ