Colonel William Baillie

E910077

Colonel William Baillie was a British East India Company officer best known for his ill-fated command and capture during the 1780 campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War against Tipu Sultan.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Colonel William Baillie canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
East India Company officer
military commander
allegiance British East India Company
Great Britain
associatedWith British East India Company operations in India
capturedBy Tipu Sultan
capturedDuring Second Anglo-Mysore War
capturedIn 1780
conflict Second Anglo-Mysore War
countryOfService British India
employer British East India Company
era 18th century
hasOccupation colonial officer
soldier
hasRole field commander
infantry officer
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in India
knownFor ill-fated command leading to his capture
militaryBranch East India Company Army
militaryRank Colonel
militaryTheater Anglo-Mysore conflicts
linked to: Anglo-Mysore Wars
notableFor command during the 1780 campaign of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
defeat and capture by forces of Tipu Sultan
opponent Hyder Ali
Tipu Sultan
participatedIn campaigns against Mysore
partOf British forces opposing Mysore
placeOfActivity Mysore region
linked to: Old Mysore region

Southern India
linked to: South India

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Pollilur (1780) commander Colonel William Baillie
Battle of Pollilur combatantCommander Colonel William Baillie
Battle of Pollilur (1780) commander Colonel William Baillie
subject linked to: Pollilur