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career of Eyre Coote, in all probability the most distin-guished warrior whose name figures on its lengthy roll of honour. Born in 1726, of a noble Irish family, Coote entered the army while still in his 'teens. Little is known of his share in the German campaign and the fighting of '45, but it is clear that in 1754 he sailed for India with the
Coote, Sir Eyre (1726–83) in The Oxford Companion to British History (1 rev) Length: 152 words. View all related items in Oxford Reference ». Search for: 'Sir Eyre Coote' in Oxford Reference ». (1726–83).Coote was born at Limerick and joined the army during the Jacobite uprising of 1745. His most distinguished service came in India where ...
Eyre Coote (20 May 1762 – 10 December 1823) (General Sir Eyre Coote until 1816; GCB 1815 - 1816) was an Irish-born British soldier and politician who served as Governor of Jamaica. He was the second son of the Very Rev. Charles Coote (1713 - 12 February 1776), DD, Dean of Kilfenora and wife (m. 31 July 1753) Grace Tilson (- 1 January 1767), brother of Charles Henry Coote (1754–1823), who ...
Eyre Coote (20 May 1762 – 10 December 1823) was an Irish-born British soldier and politician who served as Governor of Jamaica. He attained the rank of general in the British Army and was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath before being stripped of his rank and honours in 1816 after conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. He was the second son of the Very Rev ...
A life of Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote KB by Colonel H. C. Wylly, CB 1922 (archive.org) A Plain Statement of Facts, Relative to Sir Eyre Coote: Containing the official correspondence and documents connected with his case; and the proceedings of the Military Board appointed for its investigation 1816 (archive.org)
Coote was nephew and heir to the celebrated general of the same name and likewise pursued a military career. He served in the American war, in the West Indies (1793, 1795), in the Netherlands (1798 and 1799) and subsequently in Egypt, where his services earned him public thanks and his KB in 1802. He was prevented from embarking on a South ...
6,000 wounded. 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 men under the command of Sir Eyre Coote ...
