Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone

Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone
Alagumuthu Kone statue at chennai
Born11 July 1710 (1710-07-11)
Kattalankulam, Thoothukudi
Died18 November 1759(1759-11-18) (aged 0)
Nadukaatur, Arcot
Known forResistance to the British East India Company

Maveeran Azhagumuthu Kone (11 July 1710 – 18 November 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.

He became a military leader in the town of Ettayapuram and ruler of Kattalangulam. In 1755, the Azhagumuthukone, the war force of Azhagumuthukone along with the Travancore force fought against Colonel Eron Keran's army and won. Azhagumuthu kone was defeated in battle against the British and Maruthanayagam's forces in 1759. By Maruthanayaka's guerilla attack, Azhagumuthukone stood smiling in front of the cannons and was blasted by the cannon and shattered into hundreds over thousands of pieces.

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