Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 14.03.2006
Second
Mysore War
1780-1784
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours 		  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
  Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors
  Museums & Memorials
  Bibliography  
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   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
  subtotal
  TOTAL
                   
 
 
   Commanders
 
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   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
 
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face) 		Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face)
Note:  Battle honours awarded as noted below. No campaign medal clasps were awarded.
1780 Sep. 10 Conjeveram
(aka: Pollilore)
Inf: 1/F73(flankcoys)
Inf: ME1 M1 M2 M7 M11
 
1780? Perambaukam
Inf: 1/F73
Inf:
 
1781 Apr.-
   1782 Feb. 8		 Tellicherry
Inf: BE1 ByE1 M10 M11
 
1781 July 1 Porto Novo
Inf: 1/F73
Cav: 27
Inf: BE1 ME1 M1 M2 M4 M9 M14 M15 M16 M18 M19 M80
 
1781 Aug. 27 Pollilore
(aka: Conjeveram)
Inf: 1/F73
Cav: 27
Inf: BE1 B4 B12 B22 B24 B26 ME1 M1 M4 M9 M14 M15 M16 M18 M19 M20 1/GR7
 
1781 Sep. 27
Sholinghur
EIC award 1841,
British award 1889
Inf: 1/F73(F71)
Cav: 27 Engr: MSM
Inf: BE1 B4 B12 B22 B24 B26 ME1 M1 M2 M3 M4 M6 M9 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 M18 M19 M20 2/GR6 1/GR7
 
1782 Apr. 4 Cuddalore
Inf:
Inf:
 
1782 June 2 Arnee
Inf: 1/F73 F78
Inf: BE1 ME1
 
1782 Aug. 25-31 Trincomalee
Inf: 1/F73 F78
Inf:
 
1782 Nov. 27 Panianee
Inf: 2/F42 1/F73 F98 F100
Inf: BE1 ByE1 By11
 
1783 Jan. Coondapore
Inf: 2/F42 1/F73
Inf:
 
1783 Jan. 26-27 Hyderghur
(Bednore)
Inf: 2/F42
 
1783 Apr. 7-
   1783 May 3
Bednore
(aka: Badnur)
Inf: F98 F100 F102
forces surrendered and interned to 1784
 
1783 May Coimbatore
Inf: F78 F98
Inf:
 
1783 June 13 Cuddalore
Inf: 1/F73 F78 F98 F101 F102
Inf: BE1 B4 B12 B22 B24 B26 ME1 M2 M4 M15 M16 M18 M20
 
1783 May 23-
   1784 Jan. 30
Mangalore
awarded 1796?
Inf: 2/F42 1/F73
Inf: By1 By8
 
1783 Nov. 13 Palghaucherry
(aka: Pallacatchery)
Inf: F78 F101 F102
Inf: [two Hanoverian bns]
Inf:
 
1783 Dec. 14 Cananore
Inf: F36 F52
Inf: By5 By13 By14
 
1780-1784
Carnatic
awarded 1889
Cav: LD19
Inf: F36 F52 1/F73 2/F42(F73) F78(F72) F98 F100 F101 F102
Cav: M3 Engr: MSM
Inf: BE1 M1 M2 M3 M4 M6 M7 M9 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 M20 M21
Carnatic
Elephant badge, superscribed "Mysore & Carnatic",
awarded 1844 [see 4th war]
Inf: ByE1
   

General Service Honours for India, 1780-1826
see also:
2nd Mysore War, 1780-1784
3rd Mysore War, 1789-1792
Pondicherry, 1793
4th Mysore War, 1799

South India, 1800-1809
2nd Mahratta War, 1803-1806
Mahratta operations, 1811-15

Bundelkhund, 1807, 1809
Travancore Rebellion, 1809
3rd Mahratta War, 1817-1819
Jat War, 1825-1826

 
Hindoostan
awarded 1821-37
Inf:  1/F36(1790-1793) 1/F52(1790-1793) 1/F71(1780-1798) 1/F72(1782-1793)
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
   Medals Index of Campaign Medals
 
 
   Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors
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