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|partof=[[2nd Mysore War]]<br>and <br>[[East Indies Campaign]] | |partof=[[2nd Mysore War]]<br>and <br>[[East Indies Campaign]] | ||
| − | |date= | + | |date=4 April 1781 |
|location= [[Cuddalore]], Tamil Nadu | |location= [[Cuddalore]], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
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|combatant1=British | |combatant1=British | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=Capt James Hughes |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1= 700 |
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''This was an event during the | + | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]] and the [[East Indies Campaign]]'''<br> |
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| + | == Garrison == | ||
| + | *Six coys 12th Carnatic battalion (562 men) | ||
| + | *100 Topasses | ||
| + | *25 Europeans | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo-Mysore Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Mysore_War 2nd Mysore War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-FgoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=Cuddalore&as_brr=3&cd=9#v=onepage&q&f=false | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-FgoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=Cuddalore&as_brr=3&cd=9#v=onepage&q&f=false Capture of Cuddalore] Google Books<br> |
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gzWOnpDYrkgC&pg=PA474&dq=A+History+of+the+British+Army+-+Volume+III+The+garrison,+Which+consisted+of+about+six+hundred+troops&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Surrender of Cuddalore] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gzWOnpDYrkgC&pg=PA474&dq=A+History+of+the+British+Army+-+Volume+III+The+garrison,+Which+consisted+of+about+six+hundred+troops&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Surrender of Cuddalore] Google Books | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 9 September 2010
| Loss of Cuddalore | ||
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| Part of 2nd Mysore War and East Indies Campaign | ||
| Date: | 4 April 1781 | |
| Location: | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.745571°N 79.825421°E | |
| Result: | Lost to French | |
| Combatants | ||
| British | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Capt James Hughes | ||
| Strength | ||
| 700 | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Mysore War and the East Indies Campaign
Garrison
- Six coys 12th Carnatic battalion (562 men)
- 100 Topasses
- 25 Europeans
External Links
Anglo-Mysore Wars Wikipedia
2nd Mysore War Wikipedia
Capture of Cuddalore Google Books
Surrender of Cuddalore Google Books
