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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]] | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]] | ||
| − | |date= | + | |date= 13 June 1752 |
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirangam Srirangam, Tamil Nadu] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirangam Srirangam, Tamil Nadu] | ||
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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringer_Lawrence Col Stringer Lawrence] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringer_Lawrence Col Stringer Lawrence] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib Chanda Sahib] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib Chanda Sahib] | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=400 Europeans<br>1,100 sepoys<br>8 field pieces |
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
| + | == Synopsis == | ||
| + | Stringer Lawrence with Robert Clive set out from Fort St David for Trichinopoly on 28 March. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vAxX68LiNMkC&pg=PA299&dq=History+of+the+French+in+India+This+expedition+had+been+undertaken,&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Lawrence moves on Trichinopoly] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016187/ Dictionary of National Biography - Stringer Lawrence]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&pg=PA168&dq=Srirangam+1751&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=qFedSJeaO5rqiQHk07X7BA&sig=ACfU3U3CE3PDvRiPO2snjbrhyZQUxkKMZA Google Books - Action at Srirangam] | [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016187/ Dictionary of National Biography - Stringer Lawrence]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&pg=PA168&dq=Srirangam+1751&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=qFedSJeaO5rqiQHk07X7BA&sig=ACfU3U3CE3PDvRiPO2snjbrhyZQUxkKMZA Google Books - Action at Srirangam] | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 10 May 2010
| Surrender at Srirangam | ||
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| Part of 2nd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 13 June 1752 | |
| Location: | Srirangam, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 10.862553°N 78.691392°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Stringer Lawrence | Chanda Sahib | |
| Strength | ||
| 400 Europeans 1,100 sepoys 8 field pieces |
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| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Carnatic War
Synopsis
Stringer Lawrence with Robert Clive set out from Fort St David for Trichinopoly on 28 March.
External Links
Lawrence moves on Trichinopoly Google Books
Dictionary of National Biography - Stringer Lawrence
Google Books - Action at Srirangam
