Battle of Sholinghur (1781)

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The Battle of Sholinghur (1781) was a significant engagement in southern India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War, where British forces under Sir Eyre Coote clashed with the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
commandedBy Hyder Ali for the Mysore side
Sir Eyre Coote for the British side
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War
conflictType Anglo-Mysore Wars
surface form: Anglo-Mysore conflict
country India
date 1781
era 18th century
British colonial period in India
hasCommander Hyder Ali
Sir Eyre Coote
hasParticipant British East India Company forces
Kingdom of Mysore
historicalPeriod early phase of British expansion in India
involvedForce British East India Company forces
surface form: British East India Company army

Mysore army
location Sholinghur
Tamil Nadu
southern India
opponent Hyder Ali
Sir Eyre Coote
partOf Second Anglo-Mysore War
region South India
relatedTo Anglo-Mysore Wars
surface form: British–Mysore Wars

Hyder Ali’s campaigns against the British
significance important engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War
theatre Second Anglo-Mysore War
surface form: Southern India campaign of the Second Anglo-Mysore War

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Second Anglo-Mysore War notableEvent Battle of Sholinghur (1781)