battle, early modern
Battle of Pollilur
Battle of Pollilur was a battle fought on 27 August 1781 at Pullalur, in what is now India. It was part of Second Anglo-Mysore War, which ran from 1780 to 1784. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 11,000 against Unknown.
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Where it sits in Second Anglo-Mysore War
Record
| Date | 27 August 1781 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pullalur, India 12.967N, 79.700E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 11,000 | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | 421 | 2,000+ |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Arcot 1751, 40 km W
- Battle of Wandiwash 1760, 53 km S
- Battle of Arnee 1751, 56 km SW
- Siege of Vellore 1780, 62 km W
- Siege of Madras 1758, 63 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Porto Novo 1 July 1781
- After: Battle of Sholinghur 1781
- All 6 engagements of Second Anglo-Mysore War
Elsewhere in 1781
- Siege of Yorktown United States
- Battle of the Chesapeake
- Battle of Cowpens United States
- Battle of Dogger Bank
- Siege of Pensacola United States
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 Q4872075, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pollilur (1781), revision 1370272067, 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.