Battle of Porto Novo

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Battle of Porto Novo
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Map of the battle
Date1 July 1781
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg  East India Company Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg  Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg Sir Eyre Coote [1] Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg Hyder Ali

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, under the command of Sir Eyre Coote defeated the Mysore forces under the command of Hyder Ali. [2]

It is also called the Battle of Chelambram (Chidambaram) One of the most crucial battles ever fought in southern India, after the war known that Hyder Ali ordered not to take any prisoners.

References

  1. Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 174. ISBN   9788131300343.
  2. Barua, Pradeep. The state at war in South Asia, pp. 80–81.

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