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Eyre Coote

lieutenant generalGreat Britain4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1726 – 1783

1730174017501760177017801790Second Anglo-Mysore War · 1780-1784War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Battle of Pollilur — August 27, 1781 · East India Company · Second Anglo-Mysore WarBattle of Porto Novo — July 1, 1781 · East India Company · Second Anglo-Mysore WarBattle of Sholinghur — September 27, 1781 · East India Company · Second Anglo-Mysore WarAnglo-Russian invasion of Holland — August 27, 1799 · Great Britain · War of the Second Coalition

Active service 1781–1799 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 55.

Profile

Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB was an Anglo-Irish army officer and politician who represented Leicester and Poole in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1768 to 1780. He is best known for his many years of service with the Bengal Army in India, where his victory at the Battle of Wandiwash was considered a turning point in the struggle for control over the region between Britain and France. Coote was known by his sepoy troops as Coote Bahadur.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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