Battle of Porto Novo

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The Battle of Porto Novo was a major 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote decisively checked Hyder Ali’s Mysore army on the southeastern coast of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
armedForce British Army
Mysore army under Hyder Ali
linked to: Mysore army
associatedPerson Eyre Coote
Hyder Ali
belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Mysore
linked to: Mysuru
belligerentSide British East India Company on British side
Sultanate of Mysore on opposing side
campaign Second Anglo-Mysore War coastal operations
chronology mid-phase engagement of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
combatant British East India Company forces
Mysore army
commander Eyre Coote
Hyder Ali
commanderRole Eyre Coote commanded British and Company forces
Hyder Ali commanded Mysore forces
linked to: Hyder Ali
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War
conflictType land battle
country India
date 1781-07-01
era 18th century
followedBy Battle of Pollilur (1781)
Battle of Sholinghur
forceComparison Mysore army numerically superior to British force
geographicalContext near present-day Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu
historicalPeriod Second Anglo-Mysore War period (1780–1784)
location Porto Novo
linked to: Porto-Novo

southeastern coast of India
notableFor use of disciplined British infantry against Mysore cavalry and artillery
outcome Mysore offensive checked
partOf Second Anglo-Mysore War
precededBy earlier Mysore advances on the Coromandel Coast
primaryTactic defensive stand by British line against larger Mysore force
region Coromandel Coast
result British victory
significance decisive check on Hyder Ali’s advance on the Coromandel Coast
strategicEffect helped secure British positions on the Coromandel Coast
theatre Indian theatre of the American Revolutionary War era
warTheatre Southern India
linked to: South India
year 1781

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Mysore army engagedInBattle Battle of Porto Novo
Battle of Porto Novo (1781) alsoKnownAs Battle of Porto Novo
Battle of Sholinghur precededBy Battle of Porto Novo