The Battle of Sholinghur was fought on 27 September 1781 at

Sholinghur Sholinghur is a municipality under Sholinghur taluk in Ranipet District of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is famous in Tamil Nadu and other neighboring states for the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple. Sholinghur is located between Tiruttani (Tam ...

, West of

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(Madras), between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore led by

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and

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forces led by General

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. Haider Ali's forces were surprised by the company forces and they were expelled from the Carnatic with heavy casualties. A

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, "Sholinghur", was awarded vide Gazette of India No 378 of 1889, which was awarded to fifteen units, seven of which are still in existence today. The battle honour is considered

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Sholinghur 1781 Sholinghur 1781 1781 in India

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