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Battle of Sholingur, 1781
THE / BATTLE / of / SHOLANGUR / Gained by / L.t Gen.l SIR EYRE COOTE K.B. / Over the Army of / HYDER ALLY / On the 27,th Sept.r 1781
c.1781Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of paper, joined | Scale: 1:9,143 approx. | RCIN 734068
Sir Eyre Coote's account of the battle appears in Wilson 1882, vol. II. pp.43-9.
Additional text: [bottom left, a descriptive key, a-i, k-t:] REFERENCE [and a recapitulation of the strength of the British army and returns of the killed, wounded and missing:] REMARKS.
Condition: two fold lines; creased; edges frayed and torn; large tears repaired with paper on verso, date of repair unknown; heavy surface dirt along right edge. Verso: heavily marked with surface dirt.
S. Davis (active 1781) (surveyor and draughtsman) [top left, below title:] Drawn on the Spot by / S Davis Ens.n & Assist.t Eng.r
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Mark, stamped: 1012
Condition: two fold lines; creased; edges frayed and torn; large tears repaired with paper on verso, date of repair unknown; heavy surface dirt along right edge. Verso: heavily marked with surface dirt
Scale: 1:9,143 approx. Scale bar: SCALE of 1760 yards or ONE ENGLISH MILE [176 mm =].
84.0 x 86.3 cm (neatline)
84.5 x 86.7 cm (image)
86.6 x 98.0 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
THE / BATTLE / of / SHOLANGUR / Gained by / L.t Gen.l SIR EYRE COOTE K.B. / Over the Army of / HYDER ALLY / On the 27,th Sept.r 1781. [top left]
Additional text:
[bottom left, a descriptive key, a-i, k-t:] REFERENCE [and a recapitulation of the strength of the British army and returns of the killed, wounded and missing:] REMARKS.
Annotations:
George III heading: [black pencil:] Military.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil, date of inscription uncertain:] Sholangur 1781 XIV 61 4 [crossed out and ‘68’ substituted]; [a further black pencil inscription beneath, now partly illegible:] Sho[?]; [bottom right, black pencil:] Sholingur 1781.
K. Mil. dummy sheet:
Title [ink:] A drawn Plan of the Battle of Sholangur; gained by Lieut. General Sir Eyre Coote KB. over the / Army of Hyder Ally on the 27.th Sept.r 1781 - by S. Davis Eng.r / A Roll ... [black pencil:] 5 Table 2.d / [in a modern hand, crossed out in black pencil:] Missing / [in Yolande Hodson's hand:] not missing 6/87 [i.e. 1987] YH. now in box oversize / [George III heading, red ink:] Battle of Sholangur 27 Sep. 1781.
Watermark: BUDGEN & WILMOTT 1810.
Size: 46.9 x 32.6 cm (sheet).George III catalogue entry:
Sholangur A drawn Plan of the Battle of Sholangur gained by Lieut. General Sir Eyre Coote, over the Army of Hyder Ally on the 27.th Sept.r 1781: by S. Davis Eng.r
Subject(s)
Sholinghur, Tamil Nādu, India (13°07'00"N 79°25'00"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
W.J. Wilson, History of the Madras Army, vol.II, Madras 1882, pp.43-9
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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