Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)
Sir Eyre Coote | |
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c. 1763 portrait of Coote | |
| 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 |
| Died | 28 April 1783 (aged 56–57) |
| Resting place | St Andrew's Church, Rockbourne, Hampshire |
| 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 | |
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Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB (c. 1726 – 28 April 1783) was a British 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 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).