Sir Eyre Coote

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Sir Eyre Coote was an 18th-century British Army officer and East India Company commander noted for his major victories against Indian rulers, particularly in southern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
East India Company officer
general
human
military commander
affiliation British Empire
British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
conflict Anglo-French conflicts in India
Carnatic Wars
Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
employer British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
era 18th century
gender male
givenName Eyre
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank general
notableAchievement major victories in southern India
notableFor campaigns in southern India
military campaigns in India
victories against Indian rulers
occupation military leader
soldier
opponent French colonial forces in India
Indian rulers in southern India
placeOfActivity India
South India
surface form: southern India
positionHeld British Army general in India
commander in the East India Company forces
sphereOfActivity 18th-century warfare
colonial warfare

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Seven Years' War in India keyCommander Sir Eyre Coote
Battle of Porto Novo (1781) commander Sir Eyre Coote
Battle of Porto Novo (1781) opponentOf Sir Eyre Coote
Battle of Sholinghur (1781) opponent Sir Eyre Coote
Third Carnatic War commandedBySide Sir Eyre Coote
this entity surface form: British: Sir Eyre Coote
Third Carnatic War notableCommander Sir Eyre Coote
Coote hasNotableMember Sir Eyre Coote
Coote hasNotableMember Sir Eyre Coote
this entity surface form: Eyre Coote (British Army officer, born 1762)