July 1780Invasion of the CarnaticHaidar Ali
Haidar Ali invades the Carnatic with a large Mysorean army, opening the major campaigning phase of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
Historical records for India in 1780, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Haidar Ali invades the Carnatic with a large Mysorean army, opening the major campaigning phase of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
Haidar Ali's army supports the crushing Mysorean victory over an East India Company detachment at Pollilur.
Tipu's forces inflict a major defeat on an East India Company detachment at Pollilur.
Ranjit Singh is born at Gujranwala and later becomes the founder of the Sikh Empire.
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