The Battle of Pollilur took place in September 1780 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. In this battle, the forces of Mysore, led by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, inflicted a severe defeat on the British East India Company's forces led by Colonel William Baillie. This was one of the worst defeats suffered by the British in India.
Tipu Sultan defeated the British army in 1780 at
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009 · Topic: Regional States: Punjab and Mysore (First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars: Causes and Consequences)
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