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|partof=2nd Carnatic War
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|partof=[[2nd Mysore War]]
|date=23 September-14 November 1751
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|date=31 October 1780
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcot Arcot, Tamil Nadu]
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|location= [[Arcot]], Tamil Nadu
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
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|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.90686,79.328415&z=13&t=h&hl=en 12.906860°N 79.328415°E]   
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.90686,79.328415&z=13&t=h&hl=en 12.906860°N 79.328415°E]   
|result=British victory
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|result=British defeat
 
|territory=
 
|territory=
 
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
 
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=French
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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Captain Robert Clive]
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|commander1=Commandant: Captain Prendergast
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib#The_Second_Carnatic_War_.281749-1754.29 Chanda Sahib]  
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|commander2=[[Hyder Ali]]  
|strength1=500 troops
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'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br>
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The pettah was taken on 31 October and the citadel surrendered on 3 November by Capt Dupont
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== Garrison ==
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*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Btn 1st Regiment Madras Infantry]]
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*one & a half coys [[65th Carnatic Infantry|5th Battalion Madras Infantry]] under Lt Leighton
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*Party of Nawab's sepoys
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia - Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Google Books - Life of Robert Lord Clive]<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA35&dq=%22Siege+of+Arcot%22+Gleig&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=YqaYR8XyBYbWiwGWx6XZCA#PPA35,M1 Google Books - Siege of Arcot]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4GUBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA247&dq=Colonel+Baillie&lr=&ei=N9uYR_qiDoKkiQGW6JzZCA#PPA247,M1 Capture of Arcot] Google Books
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====Historical Books Online====
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n21/mode/1upp ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Surrender of Arcot] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org)
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[[Category:Battles|Arcot 1780, Battle of]]
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[[Category:2nd Mysore War|Arcot 1780, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 07:08, 13 March 2021

Surrender of Arcot 1780
Part of 2nd Mysore War
Date: 31 October 1780
Location: Arcot, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 12.906860°N 79.328415°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders
Commandant: Captain Prendergast Hyder Ali
Strength
Casualties

This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War

The pettah was taken on 31 October and the citadel surrendered on 3 November by Capt Dupont

Garrison

External Links

Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Capture of Arcot Google Books

Historical Books Online