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'''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The British hoped to extend their influence on the Coromandel Coast and agreed to help Shahji recover the throne of Tanjore. They captured the fort of Devikottai but then concluded a treaty with Pratap Singh the incumbent Rajah. Under this they kept the fort and pensioned off Shahji. | The British hoped to extend their influence on the Coromandel Coast and agreed to help Shahji recover the throne of Tanjore. Towards the end of March 1749 they sent Captain Cope with 430 Europeans and some artillery overland and battering cannon by sea. This expedition was forced to retire and on 27 May Major Lawrence Stringer, with Capt. Scrimsour and Capt Dalton left Fort St David by sea on the ships Exeter and Harwich. They captured the fort of Devikottai but then concluded a treaty with Pratap Singh the incumbent Rajah. Under this they kept the fort and pensioned off Shahji. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 23 April 2012
| Siege of Devikottai | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 23 June 1749 | |
| Location: | Devikottai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 11.359445°N 79.828558°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Tanjore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Stringer Lawrence | Pratap Singh Rajah of Tanjore | |
| Strength | ||
| 800 Europeans 1,500 sepoys |
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| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Carnatic War
Synopsis
The British hoped to extend their influence on the Coromandel Coast and agreed to help Shahji recover the throne of Tanjore. Towards the end of March 1749 they sent Captain Cope with 430 Europeans and some artillery overland and battering cannon by sea. This expedition was forced to retire and on 27 May Major Lawrence Stringer, with Capt. Scrimsour and Capt Dalton left Fort St David by sea on the ships Exeter and Harwich. They captured the fort of Devikottai but then concluded a treaty with Pratap Singh the incumbent Rajah. Under this they kept the fort and pensioned off Shahji.
External Links
Carnatic Wars www.heritage-history.com
Attack on Devicottah Google Books
Capture of Devikottai Google Books
Stringer Lawrence Dictionary of National Biography
Historical books on-line
History of the French in India by Major G B Malleson 1868 Expedition to Devicotta Google Books