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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]] | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]] | ||
|date=23 September-14 November 1751 | |date=23 September-14 November 1751 | ||
|location=[ | |location= [[Arcot]], Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |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 | |result=British victory | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Robert Clive|Captain Robert Clive]] | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Chanda Sahib]] | ||
|strength1=200 Europeans<br>300 Sepoys | |strength1=200 Europeans<br>300 Sepoys | ||
|strength2= 150 French<br>10,000 Native troops | |strength2= 150 French<br>10,000 Native troops | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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Clive with a force of 200 Europeans, 300 Sepoys and 3 guns took Arcot and its fort on | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
== Synopsis == | |||
Clive with a force of 200 Europeans, 300 Sepoys and 3 guns took Arcot and its fort on 1 September 1751. He was then besieged in the citadel by Chanda Sahib. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Life of Robert Lord Clive] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Life of Robert Lord Clive] Google Books<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 Siege of Arcot] Google Books<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 Siege of Arcot] Google Books<br> | ||
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==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
''The Life of Robert, Lord Clive Vol I'' by [[John Malcolm|Maj-Gen Sir John Malcolm]] 1836 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lBAIAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA74&dq=The+life+of+Robert,+first+lord+Clive&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Occupation and Siege of Arcot] Google Books | |||
[[Category:Battles|Arcot, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Arcot, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Arcot, Siege of]] | [[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Arcot, Siege of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:54, 13 September 2025
| Siege of Arcot 1751 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 23 September-14 November 1751 | |
| Location: | Arcot, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.906860°N 79.328415°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Captain Robert Clive | Chanda Sahib | |
| Strength | ||
| 200 Europeans 300 Sepoys |
150 French 10,000 Native troops | |
| Casualties | ||
| 45 Europeans killed 30 Sepoys killed |
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This was an event during the 2nd Carnatic War
Synopsis
Clive with a force of 200 Europeans, 300 Sepoys and 3 guns took Arcot and its fort on 1 September 1751. He was then besieged in the citadel by Chanda Sahib.
External Links
Life of Robert Lord Clive Google Books
Siege of Arcot Google Books
Historical books on-line
The Life of Robert, Lord Clive Vol I by Maj-Gen Sir John Malcolm 1836 Occupation and Siege of Arcot Google Books