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|partof=[[:Category:1st Carnatic War|1st Carnatic War]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Carnatic War|1st Carnatic War]] | ||
|date=6- | |date=6-10 September 1746 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Fort St George]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras Presidency]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.079849,80.28872&z=15&t=h&hl=en 13.079849°N 80.28872°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.079849,80.28872&z=15&t=h&hl=en 13.079849°N 80.28872°E] | ||
|result=British surrender | |result=British surrender | ||
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|combatant1=British | |combatant1=British | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1=Governor Nicholas Morse<br>Lieut Peter Eckman | |commander1=[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/300/mode/1up/ Governor Nicholas Morse]<br>Lieut Peter Eckman | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand-François_Mahé_de_La_Bourdonnais Commodore de la Bourdonnais] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand-François_Mahé_de_La_Bourdonnais Commodore de la Bourdonnais] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=200 garrison | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=1,100 European soldiers<br>400 lascars<br>400 native soldiers | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This was an event during the [[1st Carnatic War]]'''<br> | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
The French attacked Fort St George by land and by sea. The fort was in poor repair and, without a relieving force in prospect, the garrison was obliged to surrender. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gFwFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA325&dq=Madras&as_brr=1&ei=_mVrSK2aOYecjgH43f2EBg#PPA325,M1 Account of the loss of Fort St George] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gFwFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA325&dq=Madras&as_brr=1&ei=_mVrSK2aOYecjgH43f2EBg#PPA325,M1 Account of the loss of Fort St George] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Historical+Record+of+the+honourable+East+India+Company's+first+Madras+European+Regiment%2BCaffres%2BCoromandel&cd=1#v=twopage&q=&f=false Fort St George surrendered] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Historical+Record+of+the+honourable+East+India+Company's+first+Madras+European+Regiment%2BCaffres%2BCoromandel&cd=1#v=twopage&q=&f=false Fort St George surrendered] Google Books | ||
Latest revision as of 12:29, 14 November 2010
| Loss of Fort St George | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 6-10 September 1746 | |
| Location: | Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras Presidency | |
| Co-ordinates: | 13.079849°N 80.28872°E | |
| Result: | British surrender | |
| Combatants | ||
| British | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Governor Nicholas Morse Lieut Peter Eckman |
Commodore de la Bourdonnais | |
| Strength | ||
| 200 garrison | 1,100 European soldiers 400 lascars 400 native soldiers | |
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 1st Carnatic War
Synopsis
The French attacked Fort St George by land and by sea. The fort was in poor repair and, without a relieving force in prospect, the garrison was obliged to surrender.
External Links
Account of the loss of Fort St George Google Books
Fort St George surrendered Google Books