The book titled, "The Battles of Panchalankurichi - An Unopened Diary 1792-1801 - Historical Traces from British Documents," written by P. Senthilkumar was recently released by Governor R.N. Ravi. It contains several previously unpublished facts referred to as circumstantial evidence for the wars fought by Kattabomman and his brothers against the British.
Panchalankurichi wars were crucial conflicts between the Poligars and the British that took place between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century.
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