Important Battles question: The Battle of Sholinghur (1781) resulted in what outcome during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?

The verified answer to “Important Battles question: The Battle of Sholinghur (1781) resulted in what outcome during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?” is British victory over Hyder Ali's forces, option B. The source-backed, question-specific record explains: The Battle of Sholinghur (September 27 1781) was a significant British victory during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. Sir Eyre Coote's forces defeated Hyder Ali's forces near Sholinghur (Chengam) in Tamil Nadu. This evidence establishes the historical relationship required in this Important Battles item. A correct solution must preserve the exact battle, date, participants, commander, location, outcome or significance requested by the stem. Similar periods, genres or national traditions do not make two battle facts interchangeable. Option B gives British victory over Hyder Ali's forces and satisfies every condition stated in the question. The remaining choices—Hyder Ali defeated the British, Tipu Sultan captured the British general and Battle was a draw—do not satisfy the complete requirement. The reliable checking method is to identify the named battle first, recall or verify its verified participant or outcome, and then read qualifiers such as “both works,” “original language,” “first published,” “correctly matched” or “incorrectly matched.” These qualifiers determine what counts as the answer. Replaying that method for this Important Battles question confirms British victory over Hyder Ali's forces without relying on option position.