Battle of Porto Novo

Battle of Porto Novo
Part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
Map of the battle
Date 1 July 1781 Location Porto Novo, Cuddalore, India Result Company victory
Belligerents
British East India Company	Sultanate of Mysore
Commanders and leaders
Eyre Coote	Hyder Ali

The Battle of Porto Novo was fought on 1 July 1781 between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore and Great Britain in the place called Porto Novo (now known as Parangipettai) on the Indian subcontinent, during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British force, numbering more than 8,000 under the command of Sir Eyre Coote defeated a force estimated at 40,000 under the command of Hyder Ali.

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  Memorial for the Battle of Porto Novo, 1781 at Porto Novo

References

• Barua, Pradeep. The state at war in South Asia, pp. 80–81.
• Garstin, John Henry. Manual of the South Arcot district, pp. 152–154.