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[1]	Hyder Ali

The Battle of Porto Novo was fought on 1 July 1781 between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore and British East India Company 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.

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

References

Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 174. ISBN 9788131300343.

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

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[Naravane-1] Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 174. ISBN 9788131300343.