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Battle of Pollilur

Battle of Pollilur was a battle fought in 1780 at Pullalur, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pullalur. It was part of Second Anglo-Mysore War, which ran from 1780 to 1784. The recorded result: Mysorean victory. Recorded strength: 11,000 in total against 3,853.

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Battle of Pollilur
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Fought1780
WherePullalur, India12.967N, 79.700E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMysorean victory
BelligerentsSultanate of MysoreagainstEast India Company
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,016 killed; 1,000 captured
Part ofSecond Anglo-Mysore War1780 to 1784

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Mysore War

Siege of Tellicherry, 1779Battle of Pollilur, 1780Battle of Porto Novo, 1781Battle of Pollilur, 1781Battle of Sholinghur, 1781Siege of Cuddalore, 178317791783Battle of Pollilur, 1780
6 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Mysore War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1780 (year precision)
PlacePullalur, India
12.967N, 79.700E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength11,000 in total3,853
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,016 killed; 1,000 captured
Commanders
  • William Baille
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Placed at Pullalur; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Pollilur is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q568613, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pollilur (1780), revision 1370586358, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.