Colonel William Baillie

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Colonel William Baillie was a British East India Company officer best known for his ill-fated command and capture during the 1780 campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War against Tipu Sultan.

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Colonel William Baillie canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
East India Company officer ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
allegiance British East India Company ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
associatedWith British East India Company operations in India ⓘ
capturedBy Tipu Sultan ⓘ
capturedDuring Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
capturedIn 1780 ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
countryOfService British India ⓘ
employer British East India Company ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
hasOccupation colonial officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
hasRole field commander ⓘ
infantry officer ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in India ⓘ
knownFor ill-fated command leading to his capture ⓘ
militaryBranch East India Company Army ⓘ
militaryRank Colonel ⓘ
militaryTheater Anglo-Mysore conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Mysore Wars
notableFor command during the 1780 campaign of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ
defeat and capture by forces of Tipu Sultan ⓘ
opponent Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
participatedIn campaigns against Mysore ⓘ
partOf British forces opposing Mysore ⓘ
placeOfActivity Mysore region ⓘ
linked to: Old Mysore region

Southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India

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Battle of Pollilur (1780) → commander → Colonel William Baillie ⓘ
Battle of Pollilur → combatantCommander → Colonel William Baillie ⓘ
Battle of Pollilur (1780) → commander → Colonel William Baillie ⓘ
subject linked to: Pollilur