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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009870/ Col Francis Forde]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009870/ Col Francis Forde]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_de_Conflans Marquis de Conflans]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_de_Conflans Marquis de Conflans]
|strength1=2,500 British<br>5,000 Indian Allies
|strength1=600 British<br>1,900 Indians<br>5,500 Indian Allies
|strength2= 6,500 French<br>Large force of Indian Allies
|strength2= 500 French<br>8,000 Indian Allies
|casualties1=44 Europeans<br>Many Sipahis   
|casualties1=44 Europeans<br>Many Sipahis   
|casualties2=156 men<br>32 guns  
|casualties2=156 men<br>32 guns  
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:*Six 24-pounder battering guns  
:*Six 24-pounder battering guns  
:*One howitzer
:*One howitzer
:*Three mortars<br>
:*Three mortars
*100 Lascars
*1,800 sepoys<br>
'''Anunderaj's Force'''
'''Anunderaj's Force'''
*500 cavalry
*500 cavalry
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== Spelling Variants ==
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern spelling: Kundur?<br>
Modern spelling: Kundur?<br>
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur<br>
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur/Chundoor<br>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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== Historical Books on-line ==
== Historical Books on-line ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n107/mode/2up  The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Battle of Kondur] www.archive.org
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n107/mode/2up  ''The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive'' - Battle of Kondur] www.archive.org<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyriseandp00broogoog#page/n252/mode/1up/search/Condore ''The History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I''- Battle of Condore] www.archive.org<br>


[[Category:Battles|Condore, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Condore, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Condore, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Condore, Battle of]]

Revision as of 18:27, 8 December 2010

Battle of Condore
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 9 December 1758
Location: Kundur, near Chebrolu, Pithapuram, Andra Pradesh
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: approx 17.18089°N 82.311807°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Col Francis Forde Marquis de Conflans
Strength
600 British
1,900 Indians
5,500 Indian Allies
500 French
8,000 Indian Allies
Casualties
44 Europeans
Many Sipahis
156 men
32 guns

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry

Field Army

Forde's Force

  • Six brass field guns
  • Six 24-pounder battering guns
  • One howitzer
  • Three mortars
  • 100 Lascars
  • 1,800 sepoys

Anunderaj's Force

  • 500 cavalry
  • 5,000 infantry
  • 40 European gunners
  • Four field guns

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Francis Forde (?-1770)

Spelling Variants

Modern spelling: Kundur?
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur/Chundoor

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Battle of Condore Wikipedia
Battle of Condore www.kronoskaf.com

Historical Books on-line

The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Battle of Kondur www.archive.org
The History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I- Battle of Condore www.archive.org