When the Tiger Fought the Thistle: The Tragedy of Colonel William Baillie of the Madras Army

by Alan Tritton

The Battle of Pollilur on 10 September 1780, fought as part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War, was one of the worst defeats the British ever suffered on the Indian subcontinent. It was fought between a Brigade Column of the East India Company, led by Colonel William Baillie, and the Mysore Army, under the command of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. Heavily outnumbered and wounded in battle, Baillie was taken prisoner and eventually died isolated and in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780764375
• ISBN13: 9781780764375
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Radcliffe Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"