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	\| place = [[Sholinghur]], present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]		\| place = [[Sholinghur]], present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
	\| result = ~~Mysore~~ victory~~<ref>{{Cite book\|title=The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors\|last=Eraly\|first=Abraham\|pages=259}}</ref>~~		\| result = Company victory
	\| combatant1 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[East India Company]]		\| combatant1 = {{flagicon image\|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[East India Company]]
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	The '''Battle of Sholinghur''' was fought on 27 September 1781 at [[Sholinghur]], {{convert\|80\|km\|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 (East India Company officer)\|Eyre Coote]]. Haider Ali's forces were surprised by the company forces and they were expelled from the Carnatic with heavy casualties.<ref name="Sarbans">{{cite book \|title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971 \|last=Singh \|first=Sarbans \|year=1993 \|publisher=Vision Books \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=8170941156 \|pages=102–103 }}<!--\|accessdate=3 November 2013--></ref><ref name='Vibart'>{{cite book \|title=The Military History of the Madras Engineers and Pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time (Volume 1) \|last=Vibart \|first=H.M. \|year=1881 \|publisher=W.H. Allen & Co \|location=London\|pages=158–159 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QyxFAAAAYAAJ&dq=wandiwash~~%201781~~&pg=PA158~~#v=onepage&q=wandiwash%201781&f=false~~ \|accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>		The '''Battle of Sholinghur''' was fought on 27 September 1781 at [[Sholinghur]], {{convert\|80\|km\|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 (East India Company officer)\|Eyre Coote]]. Haider Ali's forces were surprised by the company forces and they were expelled from the Carnatic with heavy casualties.<ref name="Sarbans">{{cite book \|title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971 \|last=Singh \|first=Sarbans \|year=1993 \|publisher=Vision Books \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=8170941156 \|pages=102–103 }}<!--\|accessdate=3 November 2013--></ref><ref name='Vibart'>{{cite book \|title=The Military History of the Madras Engineers and Pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time (Volume 1) \|last=Vibart \|first=H.M. \|year=1881 \|publisher=W.H. Allen & Co \|location=London\|pages=158–159 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QyxFAAAAYAAJ&dq=wandiwash+1781&pg=PA158 \|accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>

	A [[battle honour]], "Sholinghur", was awarded vide Gazette of India No 378 of 1889, which was awarded to fifteen units, seven of which are still in existence today. The battle honour is considered [[Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army\|repugnant]].<ref name="Sarbans"/>		A [[battle honour]], "Sholinghur", was awarded vide Gazette of India No 378 of 1889, which was awarded to fifteen units, seven of which are still in existence today. The battle honour is considered [[Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army\|repugnant]].<ref name="Sarbans"/>
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>DB1729: new key for Category:Battles of the Second Anglo-Mysore War: "Sholinghur" using HotCat

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>Faizanun at 01:20, 20 February 2021

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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Sholinghur
| partof = the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]]
| image = The British Army encamped below the rock of Sholingarh.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = 1781 watercolor showing British Army encamped at Sholinghur
| date = 27 September 1781
| place = [[Sholinghur]], present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| result = Mysore victory<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors|last=Eraly|first=Abraham|pages=259}}</ref>
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[East India Company]]
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]]
| commander1 = [[Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)|Eyre Coote]]
| commander2 = [[Hyder Ali]]
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 =
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| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Mysore War}}
}}

The '''Battle of Sholinghur''' was fought on 27 September 1781 at [[Sholinghur]], {{convert|80|km|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 (East India Company officer)|Eyre Coote]]. Haider Ali's forces were surprised by the company forces and they were expelled from the Carnatic with heavy casualties.<ref name="Sarbans">{{cite book |title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971 |last=Singh |first=Sarbans |year=1993 |publisher=Vision Books |location=New Delhi |isbn=8170941156 |pages=102–103 }}</ref><ref name='Vibart'>{{cite book |title=The Military History of the Madras Engineers and Pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time (Volume 1) |last=Vibart |first=H.M. |year=1881 |publisher=W.H. Allen & Co |location=London|pages=158–159 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QyxFAAAAYAAJ&dq=wandiwash%201781&pg=PA158#v=onepage&q=wandiwash%201781&f=false |accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>

A [[battle honour]], "Sholinghur", was awarded vide Gazette of India No 378 of 1889, which was awarded to fifteen units, seven of which are still in existence today. The battle honour is considered [[Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army|repugnant]].<ref name="Sarbans"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1781|Sholinghur]]
[[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company|Sholinghur 1781]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Sholinghur 1781]]
[[Category:1781 in India]]
[[Category:Battles of the Second Anglo-Mysore War]]

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