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Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB ( c. 1726 – 28 April 1783) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780. He is best known for his many years of service with the British Army in India.
- Coote the Brave
- 1745–1783
- Lieutenant general
- Order of the Bath
24 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Eyre Coote was a tempestuous yet effective British soldier who served as commander of the East India Company forces in Bengal and as commander in chief in India. Born the sixth son of an Irish Protestant clergyman, Coote served first in the uprising in 1745 of the Jacobites (those who favoured.
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Eyre Coote may refer to: Eyre Coote (East India Company officer) (1726–1783), Irish soldier and Commander-in-chief of India; Eyre Coote (British Army officer) (1762–1823), Irish-born general in the British Army; Eyre Coote (MP) (1806–1834), MP for Clonmel, son of the above; Eyre Tilson Coote, 3rd Baron Castle Coote (1793–1827 ...
Eyre Coote, ( 1762 - 1823) foi um militar britânico . Serviu na Inglaterra e Irlanda quando do Bloqueio Continental, pela França. Ainda serviria nos Países Baixos, Egito e por pouco tempo foi Governador-geral da Jamaica quando, acredita-se, possa ter sido um ancestral de Colin Powell [carece de fontes] . Foi um dos que, por ...
25 de abr. de 2024 · Overview. Sir Eyre Coote. (1726—1783) army officer. Quick 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 he fought under Robert Clive at ... From: Coote, Sir Eyre in The Oxford Companion to British History »
The Battle of Pollilur was fought on 27 August 1781, between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and British East India Company forces led by General Eyre Coote. The battle was fought on the site of a 1780 encounter in which a Company force was almost completely routed or captured.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Sir Eyre Coote Junior. primary name: primary name: Coote, Eyre. Details. individual; military/naval; British; Male. Life dates. 1762-1823. Biography. Born in Ireland, he inherited the estates of his uncle, the celebrated military commander in India Sir Eyre Coote (q.v.).
