{"id":58112,"date":"2025-08-04T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=58112"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:35:20","slug":"battle-of-pollilur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/battle-of-pollilur\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of Pollilur, History, Winner, About Tipu Sultan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Battle of Pollilur, part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War, was fought between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore, led by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. The clash occurred near Kanchipuram in present-day Tamil Nadu. General Sir Eyre Coote commanded the British forces, known for his earlier success at the Battle of Wandiwash. The\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Battle of Pollilur was not the first conflict at Pollilur, Hyder Ali had previously defeated the British there in September 1780. However, in the encounter of 1781, Coote\u2019s forces managed to push back Mysorean troops, though the British themselves called it a \u201cdubious victory.\u201d The British lines were split, fighting both Hyder and Tipu separately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Battle of Pollilur<\/b><\/h2>\n

On 10th September 1780, Battle of Pollilur which was a part of Second Anglo-Mysore War took place near Kanchipuram which is now a part of Tamil Nadu, India. The Battle was between the Kingdom of Mysore which was led by Tipu Sultan and the forces of British East India Company which was led by William Baillie. The Mysore army won the Battle of Pollilur over the British East India Company.<\/span><\/p>\n

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