Consider the following statements regarding the Battle of Porto Novo (1781): 1. The battle was fought between Hyder Ali of Mysore and the British East India Company led by Sir Eyre Coote. 2. The battle was part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War, in which Hyder Ali played a key role before his death in 1782. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

• A: Both 1 and 2
• B: 1 only
• C: 2 only
• D: Neither 1 nor 2

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