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|partof=[[3rd Carnatic War]]
|partof=[[3rd Carnatic War]]
|date=4 May 1758
|date=4 May 1758
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuddalore Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu]  
|location= [[Cuddalore]]
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|presidency=[[Madras Presidency|Madras]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.761859,79.783826&z=13&t=h&hl=en 11.745571°N 79.825421°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.761859,79.783826&z=13&t=h&hl=en 11.745571°N 79.825421°E]   
|result=Lost to French  
|result=Lost to French  
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'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
== Summary ==
Comte de Lally was sent in command of the French expedition to India with the squadron of Admiral Comte d'Aché. He immediately sent a force under Comte d'Estaing against Cuddalore. The meagre garrison surrendered and was allowed to march to Fort St David.
== Biographies ==
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1icUjZag24YC&pg=PA55&dq=Cuddalore+1758&as_brr=3&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Cuddalore%201758&f=false Loss of Cuddalore] Google Books<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_French_operations_on_the_coast_of_Coromandel#Combat_of_Cuddalore Loss of Cuddalore] www.kronoskaf.com<br>




[[Category:Battles|Cuddalore 1758, Loss of]]
[[Category:Battles|Cuddalore 1758, Loss of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Cuddalore 1758, Loss of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Cuddalore 1758, Loss of]]

Latest revision as of 17:36, 15 December 2010

Loss of Cuddalore 1758
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Date: 4 May 1758
Location: Cuddalore
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.745571°N 79.825421°E
Result: Lost to French
Combatants
British French
Commanders
Lt-Gen Comte de Lally
Strength
500 Sepoys 1,000 Europeans
1,000 Sepoys
Casualties

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Summary

Comte de Lally was sent in command of the French expedition to India with the squadron of Admiral Comte d'Aché. He immediately sent a force under Comte d'Estaing against Cuddalore. The meagre garrison surrendered and was allowed to march to Fort St David.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Comte de Lally (1700-66)

External Links

Loss of Cuddalore www.kronoskaf.com