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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=French
|commander1=[[Joseph Smith|Captain Joseph Smith]]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101004334/ [John Caillaud|Captain John Caillaud]]
|commander2=M. d'Auteuil
|strength1=Garrison:160 Europeans, 700 sepoys & 1,000 native auxiliaries<br>Relief force: 120 Europeans & 1,200 sepoys
[[Image:Trichinopoly_1753.jpg|320px|thumb|315px|Trichinopoly 1753]]
'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
== Summary ==
The French sent a force against Trichinopoly while Captain Caillaud was on an expedition to Madurai. Captain Smith managed to hold off attacks until Caillaud returned. The French retreated to Pondicherry.
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/65/mode/1up John Caillaud (1724-1812)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/394/mode/1up/search/Smith Joseph Smith (1733173?-1790)]<br>
== External Link ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html Seven Years War] History of War Website<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1757_-_Operations_in_Carnatic#French_failure_in_front_of_Trichinopoly French failure at Trichinopoly] www.kronoskaf.com
== Historical books on-line ==
