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[[Category:Battles|Rajahmundry, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War]
|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]]
|date= 7 December 1758  
|date= 9 December 1758  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajahmundry Rajahmundry, Andra Pradesh]
|location=Kundur, near Chebrolu, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithapuram Pithapuram], Andra Pradesh  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=16.993585,81.775994&z=9&t=h&hl=en 16.993585°N 81.775994°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=16.98,81.78&z=14&t=h&hl=en 16.98°N 81.78°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
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|combatant2=French
|combatant2=French
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009870/ Col Francis Forde]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009870/ Col Francis Forde]
|commander2=Marquis de Conflans
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_de_Conflans Marquis de Conflans]
|strength1=2,500 British<br>5,000 Native levies
|strength1=600 British<br>1,900 Indians<br>5,500 Indian Allies
|strength2= 6,500 French
|strength2= 500 French<br>8,000 Indian Allies
|casualties1=   
|casualties1=44 Europeans<br>Many Sipahis  
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=156 men<br>32 guns
}}
}}
== External Link ==
'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars]<br>
'''Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry'''
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html History of War Website]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Wbprr_dWn20C&pg=PA176&dq=Rajahmundry&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=-UvOSNj-IpbMzQT6yrHQAw&sig=ACfU3U3Yh7S_kFT1UuPU4QR-iGA4L7Mojw Google Books - Battle at Rajahmundry]
 
== Summary ==
When the Marquis de Bussy and his troops where recalled from Hyderabad to assist Lally on the Coromandel coast and  Rajah Anunderaj rose against the French appealing to the British for help, Clive saw an opportunity. He sent an expedition under Francis Forde which sailed for Vizagapatam on 12 October. On 1 December he joined forces with Anunderaj and caught up with the French under de Conflans at Condore where he gained a convincing victory.
 
== Field Army ==
'''Forde's Force'''
*Five coys [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|Bengal European Regiment]] under Captain Adnet
*One coy European Artillery
:*Six brass field guns
:*Six 24-pounder battering guns
:*One howitzer
:*Three mortars
*100 Lascars
*1,800 sepoys<br>
'''Anunderaj's Force'''
*500 cavalry
*5,000 infantry
*40 European gunners
*Four field guns
 
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/64/mode/1up Charles Bussy (1718-1785)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/150/mode/1up Francis Forde (1718-1770)]<br>
 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern spelling: Kundur?<br>
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur/Chundoor<br>
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_British_operations_in_Deccan British operations in the Deccan] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Condore Battle of Condore] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758-12-09_-_Battle_of_Condore Battle of Condore] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
 
== Historical Books on-line ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n107/mode/2up  ''The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive'' - Battle of Kondur] www.archive.org<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyriseandp00broogoog#page/n252/mode/1up/search/Condore ''The History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I'' - Battle of Condore] www.archive.org<br>
 
[[Category:Battles|Condore, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Condore, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 15:01, 8 February 2012

Battle of Condore
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 9 December 1758
Location: Kundur, near Chebrolu, Pithapuram, Andra Pradesh
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 16.98°N 81.78°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Col Francis Forde Marquis de Conflans
Strength
600 British
1,900 Indians
5,500 Indian Allies 		500 French
8,000 Indian Allies
Casualties
44 Europeans
Many Sipahis 		156 men
32 guns

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry

Summary

When the Marquis de Bussy and his troops where recalled from Hyderabad to assist Lally on the Coromandel coast and Rajah Anunderaj rose against the French appealing to the British for help, Clive saw an opportunity. He sent an expedition under Francis Forde which sailed for Vizagapatam on 12 October. On 1 December he joined forces with Anunderaj and caught up with the French under de Conflans at Condore where he gained a convincing victory.

Field Army

Forde's Force

  • Six brass field guns
  • Six 24-pounder battering guns
  • One howitzer
  • Three mortars
  • 100 Lascars
  • 1,800 sepoys

Anunderaj's Force

  • 500 cavalry
  • 5,000 infantry
  • 40 European gunners
  • Four field guns

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Charles Bussy (1718-1785)
Francis Forde (1718-1770)

Spelling Variants

Modern spelling: Kundur?
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur/Chundoor

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
British operations in the Deccan www.kronoskaf.com
Battle of Condore Wikipedia
Battle of Condore www.kronoskaf.com

Historical Books on-line

The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Battle of Kondur www.archive.org
The History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I - Battle of Condore www.archive.org

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