Sir Eyre Coote

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1756-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Westminster
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eyre_Coote
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Madras_Army
gptkbp:contribution Establishment_of_British_dominance_in_South_India
gptkbp:deathDate 1833-03-26
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Coote_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:French_forces_in_India
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Mysore_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasEvents Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major General
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Colonial_India
gptkbp:historicalRole Military leader during colonial expansion
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_British_expansion_in_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Eyre Coote
gptkbp:influence British_military_strategy_in_India
gptkbp:influenceOn Subsequent_British_military_leaders
gptkbp:inspiration Military historians
gptkbp:knownFor Military_campaigns_in_India
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_British_colonial_military_tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkb:Anglo-Mysore_Wars
General
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
Second Anglo-Maratha War
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Cuddalore
Battle of Wandiwash
Siege of Pondicherry
gptkbp:notableEvent Defeated_French_forces_at_Cuddalore
Secured_British_control_over_Madras
Strengthened_British_military_presence_in_India
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Sir_Joshua_Reynolds
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hugh_Gough
gptkbp:rank Major-General
gptkbp:servedIn Indian_subcontinent
British_Army_in_the_18th_century
British_Army_in_the_19th_century
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1776-1833
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Coote
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Cradock