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| date = 27 September 1781 | | date = 27 September 1781 | ||
| place = [[Sholinghur]], present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | | place = [[Sholinghur]], present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | ||
| result = | | 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]] | ||
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]] | | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} [[Kingdom of Mysore]] | ||
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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 | 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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[[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Sholinghur 1781]] | [[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore|Sholinghur 1781]] | ||
[[Category:1781 in India]] | [[Category:1781 in India]] | ||
[[Category:Battles of the Second Anglo-Mysore War]] | [[Category:Battles of the Second Anglo-Mysore War|Sholinghur]] | ||
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| Battle of Sholinghur | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War | |||||||
 1781 watercolor showing British Army encamped at Sholinghur | |||||||
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 Kingdom of Mysore | ||||||
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| Eyre Coote | Hyder Ali | ||||||
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.[1][2]
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.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singh, Sarbans (1993). Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971. New Delhi: Vision Books. pp. 102–103. ISBN 8170941156.
- ↑ Vibart, H.M. (1881). The Military History of the Madras Engineers and Pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time (Volume 1). London: W.H. Allen & Co. pp. 158–159. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
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