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Haidar Ali Biography and Timeline

Follow Haidar Ali through 3 dated historical records for India.

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Haidar Ali, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1780–1781Years on this page

1780

July 1780

Invasion of the Carnatic

Sultan · Ruler of Mysore · Carnatic · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd

Haidar Ali invades the Carnatic with a large Mysorean army, opening the major campaigning phase of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

Role range: 1780-1784 – 1761-1782

10 September 1780

Battle of Pollilur

Sultan · Ruler of Mysore · Pollilur · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd

Haidar Ali's army supports the crushing Mysorean victory over an East India Company detachment at Pollilur.

Role range: 1780-1784 – 1761-1782

1781

1 July 1781

Battle of Porto Novo

Sultan · Ruler of Mysore · Porto Novo · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd

Haidar Ali confronts an East India Company army at Porto Novo but is forced to withdraw after heavy fighting.

Role range: 1780-1784 – 1761-1782

Records, sources and methodology

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