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'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | |||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._George_(India) Fort St George] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._George_(India) Fort St George] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0sILAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA512&dq=Siege+of+Madras+1758&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=Paf1SKi2FYTkygSs9_TUCA#PPA512,M1 Siege of Madras] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0sILAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA512&dq=Siege+of+Madras+1758&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=Paf1SKi2FYTkygSs9_TUCA#PPA512,M1 Siege of Madras] Google Books | ||
[[Category:Battles|Madras, Siege of]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:58, 7 May 2010
| Siege of Madras | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | December 1758 - February 1759 | |
| Location: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 13.080592°N 80.285799°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col William Draper | Comte de Lally | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,200 European troops 1,800 Native troops |
2,700 European troops 4,000 Native troops | |
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
William Draper (1721-87)
Comte de Lally (1700-66)
External Link
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Fort St George Wikipedia
Siege of Madras Google Books