What the records say
- When
- 27 Sep 1781
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.12° N, 79.42° E
- Description
- 1781 battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Sholinghur
1781 battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Battle of Sholinghur was fought on 27 September 1781 at Sholinghur, 80 kilometres (50 mi) West of Chennai (Madras), between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore led by Hyder Ali and East India Company forces led by General Eyre Coote. Haider Ali's forces were surprised by the company forces and they were expelled from the Carnatic with heavy casualties.
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