Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)
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. His victory at the Battle of Wandiwash is considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control in India between Britain and France. He was known by his sepoy troops as Coote Bahadur (Coote the Brave).
Sir Eyre Coote KB | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Poole | |
| In office 1774–1780 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Mauger Thomas Calcraft |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Gulston William Morton Pitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1726 Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 28 April 1783 (aged 56–57) Madras, Madras Presidency (now India) |
| Resting place | St Andrew's Church, Rockbourne, Hampshire England |
| Awards | Order of the Bath |
| Nickname | Coote the Brave |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain East India Company |
| Branch/service | British Army Bengal Army |
| Years of service | 1745–1783 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | 84th Regiment of Foot Commander-in-Chief of India |
| Battles/wars | Jacobite Rebellion Second Carnatic War Seven Years' War Second Anglo-Mysore War Battle of Plassey |
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