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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict | | conflict = Battle of Porto Novo | ||
| partof | | partof = the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]] | ||
| image | | image = Battle of Porto Novo.jpg | ||
| image_size | | image_size = | ||
| caption | | caption = Map of the battle | ||
| date | | date = 1 July 1781 | ||
| place | | place = [[Parangipettai]], [[Cuddalore]] | ||
| result | | map_type = Tamil Nadu#India | ||
| combatant1 | | map_relief = yes | ||
| combatant2 | | latitude = | ||
| commander1 | | longitude = | ||
| commander2 | | map_size = | ||
| strength1 | | map_marksize = | ||
| strength2 | | map_caption = Location within [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| casualties1 = | | map_label = Porto Novo | ||
| casualties2 = | | result = British victory | ||
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Mysore War}} | | combatant1 = {{flagcountry|East India Company|1707}} | ||
| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Mysore}} | |||
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|East India Company|1707}} [[Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)|Sir Eyre Coote]]<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=174}}</ref> | |||
| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Kingdom of Mysore}} [[Hyder Ali]] | |||
| strength1 = ~8,000 | |||
| strength2 = ~40,000 | |||
| casualties1 = 306 killed and wounded | |||
| casualties2 = 3,000 killed <br /> 6,000 wounded | |||
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Mysore War}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Porto Novo''' was fought on 1 July 1781 between forces of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and [[East India Company|British East India Company]] in the place called Porto Novo (now known as [[Parangipettai]]) on the Indian subcontinent, during the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]]. | The '''Battle of Porto Novo''' was fought on 1 July 1781 between forces of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and [[East India Company|British East India Company]] in the place called Porto Novo (now known as [[Parangipettai]]) on the Indian subcontinent, during the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]]. The British force, numbering more than 8,000 men under the command of [[Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)|Sir Eyre Coote]] defeated a force estimated at 40,000 under the command of [[Hyder Ali]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Malleson|first1=George Bruce|title=The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849|date=1914|publisher=Reeves & Turner|page=254|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924023646528/page/254/mode/2up?view=theater&q=porto+novo}}</ref><ref> Barua, Pradeep. ''The state at war in South Asia'', pp. 80–81. </ref><ref> *Garstin, John Henry. [https://archive.org/details/manualsoutharco00garsgoog/page/n167 <!-- pg=152 quote=cuddalore De Bussy 1783. --> ''Manual of the South Arcot district''], pp. 152–154. </ref> | ||
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The Battle of Porto Novo was fought on 1 July 1781 between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore and British East India Company in the place called Porto Novo (now known as Parangipettai) on the Indian subcontinent, during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British force, numbering more than 8,000 men under the command of Sir Eyre Coote defeated a force estimated at 40,000 under the command of Hyder Ali.[2][3][4]
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Memorial for the Battle of Porto Novo, 1781 at Porto Novo
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 174. ISBN 9788131300343.
- ↑ Malleson, George Bruce (1914). The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849. Reeves & Turner. p. 254.
- ↑ Barua, Pradeep. The state at war in South Asia, pp. 80–81.
- ↑ *Garstin, John Henry. Manual of the South Arcot district, pp. 152–154.
11°29′N 79°46′E / 11.483°N 79.767°E
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