Atlas of Battles

war, 6 engagements

Battles of Second Anglo-Mysore War

The atlas places 6 engagements of Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780 to 1784): 4 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day India.

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Siege of TellicherryBattle of PollilurBattle of Porto NovoBattle of PollilurBattle of SholinghurSiege of CuddaloreSiege of TellicherryBattle of PollilurBattle of Porto NovoBattle of PollilurBattle of SholinghurSiege of CuddaloreBengaluruCoimbatoreKozhikodeMysuruSalemMangaluruPuducherryTumakuruTirupatiMandya200 km12.306N, 77.628E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1779: 1 engagements1780: 1 engagements1781: 3 engagements3 in 17811783: 1 engagements17791783
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Tellicherry, 1779Battle of Pollilur, 1780Battle of Porto Novo, 1781Battle of Pollilur, 1781Battle of Sholinghur, 1781Siege of Cuddalore, 178317791783
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
30 December 1779Siege of TellicherryThalassery, IndiaBritish victory
1780Battle of PollilurPullalur, IndiaMysorean victory
1 July 1781Battle of Porto NovoParangipettai, IndiaBritish victory
27 August 1781Battle of PollilurPullalur, IndiaBritish victory
1781Battle of SholinghurSholinghur, IndiaBritish victory
7 June 1783Siege of CuddaloreCuddalore, IndiaInconclusive

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second Anglo-Mysore War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.