Sir Eyre Coote | |
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| 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 (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 | |
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB (c. 1726 – 28 April 1783) was an Anglo-Irish army officer and politician who represented Leicester and Poole in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1768 to 1780. He is best known for his many years of service with the Bengal Army in India, where his victory at the Battle of Wandiwash was considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control over the region between Britain and France. Coote was known by his sepoy troops as Coote Bahadur (Coote the Brave).[1]
- ^ Turnbull p.128