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+ | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
+ | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]]<br>and <br>[[East Indies Campaign]] | ||
+ | |date=4 April 1782 | ||
+ | |location= [[Cuddalore]], Tamil Nadu | ||
+ | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
+ | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.761859,79.783826&z=13&t=h&hl=en 11.745571°N 79.825421°E] | ||
+ | |result=Lost to French | ||
+ | |territory= | ||
+ | |combatant1=British | ||
+ | |combatant2=French | ||
+ | |commander1=Capt James Hughes | ||
+ | |commander2= | ||
+ | |strength1= 700 | ||
+ | |strength2= | ||
+ | |casualties1= | ||
+ | |casualties2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]] and the [[East Indies Campaign]]'''<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Garrison == | ||
+ | *Six coys [[72nd Punjab Regiment|12th Carnatic Battalion]] (562 men) | ||
+ | *100 Topasses | ||
+ | *25 Europeans | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-FgoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=Cuddalore&as_brr=3&cd=9#v=onepage&q&f=false Capture of Cuddalore] Google Books<br> | ||
+ | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gzWOnpDYrkgC&pg=PA474&dq=A+History+of+the+British+Army+-+Volume+III+The+garrison,+Which+consisted+of+about+six+hundred+troops&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Surrender of Cuddalore] Google Books | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Cuddalore, Loss of]] | [[Category:Battles|Cuddalore, Loss of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:East Indies Campaign|Cuddalore, Loss of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:2nd Mysore War|Cuddalore, Loss of]] |
Latest revision as of 17:39, 15 November 2010
Loss of Cuddalore | ||
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Part of 2nd Mysore War and East Indies Campaign | ||
Date: | 4 April 1782 | |
Location: | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | |
Presidency: | Madras | |
Co-ordinates: | 11.745571°N 79.825421°E | |
Result: | Lost to French | |
Combatants | ||
British | French | |
Commanders | ||
Capt James Hughes | ||
Strength | ||
700 | ||
Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War and the East Indies Campaign
Garrison
- Six coys 12th Carnatic Battalion (562 men)
- 100 Topasses
- 25 Europeans
External Links
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Capture of Cuddalore Google Books
Surrender of Cuddalore Google Books