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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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