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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] | |||
|date=13 January 1761 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pondicherry_(city) Pondicherry,Puducherry Union Territory] | |||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.845116,79.875241&z=9&t=h&hl=en 11.845116°N 79.875241°E] | |||
|result=Indecisive | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=French | |||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Coote Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote] | |||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arthur%2C_comte_de_Lally Comte de Lally] | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Link == | == External Link == | ||
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html Seven Years War] | [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html Seven Years War]<br> | ||
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_pondicherry.html The Siege of Pondicherry]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HwZXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA78&dq=Pondicherry+5th+January&as_brr=3 Google Books - Capture of Pondicherry] | |||
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_pondicherry.html The Siege of Pondicherry] | |||
Revision as of 17:11, 12 August 2008
| Siege of Pondicherry 1761 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 13 January 1761 | |
| Location: | Pondicherry,Puducherry Union Territory | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.845116°N 79.875241°E | |
| Result: | Indecisive | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote | Comte de Lally | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Link
Seven Years War
The Siege of Pondicherry
Google Books - Capture of Pondicherry