How America celebrated Haidar Ali in 1781 CE
Research and author: Ameen Ahmed On 19 October 1781, a British land force led by Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the George Washington, America's Commander in Chief. Nine days later Cornwallis' surrender, along with that of Haidar Ali's victories in India, was celebrated at Trenton, New Jersey. By John Trumbull - http://www.aoc.gov/cc/photo-gallery/ptgs_rotunda.cfm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1379717 Introduction: Hyder Ally (Anglicised version of Haidar Ali) was a popular exotic name in 1770s when the fledgling United States of America was fighting for its independence from Britain. There were race horses named after this ruler of Mysore Kingdom in south Asia as well as his warrior son Tipu Sultan. In early 1780s, Haidar Ali's bravery was invoked in one of the earliest documented recruitment for US Navy. A ship named after him gave USA one of its greatest naval victories during the same time. His name was chanted on the str