Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone

Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone
Alagumuthu Kone statue at chennai
Born11 July 1728 (1728-07-11)
Kattalankulam, Thoothukudi
Died18 July 1759 (1759-07-19) (aged 31)
Nadukaatur, Arcot
Known forResistance to the British East India Company

Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone (11 July 1728 – 19 July 1759) was first Indian freedom fighter, from Kattalankulam in Thoothukudi District. He was an Indian polygar who revolted against the British presence. In Tamil Nadu, he waged a war against the Presidency armies in 1750–1759.[1]

He became a military leader in the town of Ettayapuram and ruler of Kattalangulam.[2][3] In 1755,the Alagumuthukone, the war force of Alagumuthukone along with the Travancore force fought against Colonel Eron Keran's army and won.[4] Alagumuthu kone was defeated in battle against the British and Maruthanayagam's forces in 1759. By Maruthanayaka's maneuver, Alagumuthukone stood smiling in front of the cannons and was blasted by the cannon and shattered into thousands of pieces.[5]

2015 postal stamp.
  1. ^ "The Valour". Educreation Publishing. 2017. p. 113.
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  3. ^ "Tributes paid to Alagumuthu Kone". The Hindu. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Thoothukudi District". University of California, Berkeley. 31 October 2019. p. 137.
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