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Battle of Pollilur

Great Britain · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1780Date range
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Chronological records

1780

William Baille1780

Pollilur · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 2nd

Waged between Tipu Sultan, (also known as the Tiger of Mysore), and Col William Baille of the East India Company, the army of the East India Company was virtually wiped out, the first serious blow that the British had encountered in India

Names involved

William Baille

Provenance

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