Battle of Porto Novo

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The Battle of Porto Novo was a major 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote decisively checked Hyder Ali’s Mysore army on the southeastern coast of India.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
armedForce British Army NERFINISHED
Mysore army under Hyder Ali NERFINISHED
associatedPerson Eyre Coote NERFINISHED
Hyder Ali NERFINISHED
belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Mysore NERFINISHED
belligerentSide British East India Company on British side
Sultanate of Mysore on opposing side
campaign Second Anglo-Mysore War coastal operations
chronology mid-phase engagement of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
combatant British East India Company forces NERFINISHED
Mysore army NERFINISHED
commander Eyre Coote NERFINISHED
Hyder Ali NERFINISHED
commanderRole Eyre Coote commanded British and Company forces NERFINISHED
Hyder Ali commanded Mysore forces NERFINISHED
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED
conflictType land battle
country India
date 1781-07-01
era 18th century
followedBy Battle of Pollilur (1781) NERFINISHED
Battle of Sholinghur NERFINISHED
forceComparison Mysore army numerically superior to British force
geographicalContext near present-day Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu
historicalPeriod Second Anglo-Mysore War period (1780–1784) NERFINISHED
location Porto Novo NERFINISHED
southeastern coast of India
notableFor use of disciplined British infantry against Mysore cavalry and artillery
outcome Mysore offensive checked
partOf Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier Mysore advances on the Coromandel Coast
primaryTactic defensive stand by British line against larger Mysore force
region Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED
result British victory
significance decisive check on Hyder Ali’s advance on the Coromandel Coast
strategicEffect helped secure British positions on the Coromandel Coast
theatre Indian theatre of the American Revolutionary War era NERFINISHED
warTheatre Southern India NERFINISHED
year 1781

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Mysore army engagedInBattle Battle of Porto Novo
Battle of Porto Novo (1781) alsoKnownAs Battle of Porto Novo