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Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone | |
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 Alagumuthu Kone statue at chennai | |
| Born | 11 July 1728 |
| Died | 18 July 1759 (aged 31) Nadukaatur, Arcot |
| Known for | Resistance to the British East India Company |
Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone (11 July 1728 – 19 July 1759) was India's first freedom fighter, from Kattalankulam in Thoothukudi District. He was an Indian polygar who revolted first time 1750,Kalugumalai war against the British presence. In Tamil Nadu, he waged a war against the Presidency armies in 1750–1759.[1]
Born into a konar family, 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]
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