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Perambakam

The battle of Perambani 2
6 Aug 2016

The battle of Perambani 2

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Jacob Haafner's India | 0

In this second part of Jacob Haafner’s report on the Battle of Perambani (better known as Pollilur) he describes the use of rockets by the Indian forces. The English eventually captured the technology of the Mysore iron rockets when they … Continued

battle, Haafner, Hyder Ali Khan, Perambakam, Perambani, Pollilur, second Mysore-English war, Tippoo Sultan

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