Dictionary of Indian Biography/Baillie, William
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BAILLIE, WILLIAM ( ? –1782)
Entered the E.I.Co.'s service in the Madras N. I., 1759: Lt-Colonel, 1775: served against Hyder Ali, 1767–8: held a command at Pondicherry, 1779, against the French: and in the Guntur Sircars in 1780: defeated, in 1780, a portion of Hyder All's invading army under Tippoo near Perambakam: was unable to join Sir Hector Munro's army, but, on receipt of small reinforcements, advanced from Polilore to do so: was attacked by Hyder's force and overwhelmed, Sep. 10, 1780: severely wounded and captured: with the few survivors was kept prisoner at Seringapatam, generally in chains: died in captivity, Nov. 13, 1782.