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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Stringer Lawrence|Col Stringer Lawrence]] | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Chanda Sahib]]<br>Colonel Jacques Law | ||
|strength1=400 Europeans<br>1,100 sepoys<br>8 field pieces | |strength1=400 Europeans<br>1,100 sepoys<br>8 field pieces | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 800 Europeans<br>2,000 sepoys<br>3,000 native levies | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:Trichinopoly_1753.jpg|320px|thumb|315px|Trichinopoly 1753]] | |||
'''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Stringer Lawrence with Robert Clive set out from Fort St David for Trichinopoly on 28 March. | Stringer Lawrence with [[Robert Clive]] set out from Fort St David for Trichinopoly on 28 March. He managed to evade the French forces under Jacques Law and entered Trichi on 8 April. Law retreated onto the island of Srirangam with Chanda Sahib where they were surrounded by hostile forces. A relief force from [[Pondicherry]] under M. d'Auteuil was turned back by Captain Dalton at Ootatoor about 21 April. On 13 June Law finally surrendered to Manoji Appa, the Rajah of Tanjore's general, who had Chanda Sahib executed. | ||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Srirangam<br> | |||
Variants: Seringham<br> | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vAxX68LiNMkC&pg=PA309&dq=History+of+the+French+in+India+This+expedition+had+been+undertaken,&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Law meditates retreat] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&pg=PA168&dq=Srirangam+1751&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=qFedSJeaO5rqiQHk07X7BA&sig=ACfU3U3CE3PDvRiPO2snjbrhyZQUxkKMZA#v=onepage&q&f=false Law in Srirangam] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016187/ Stringer Lawrence] Dictionary of National Biography<br> | |||
[[Category:Battles|Srirangam, Surrender at]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 22 March 2011
| Surrender at Srirangam | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Colonel Jacques Law | |
| Strength | ||
| 400 Europeans 1,100 sepoys 8 field pieces |
800 Europeans 2,000 sepoys 3,000 native levies | |
| 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. He managed to evade the French forces under Jacques Law and entered Trichi on 8 April. Law retreated onto the island of Srirangam with Chanda Sahib where they were surrounded by hostile forces. A relief force from Pondicherry under M. d'Auteuil was turned back by Captain Dalton at Ootatoor about 21 April. On 13 June Law finally surrendered to Manoji Appa, the Rajah of Tanjore's general, who had Chanda Sahib executed.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Srirangam
Variants: Seringham
External Links
Law meditates retreat Google Books
Law in Srirangam Google Books
Stringer Lawrence Dictionary of National Biography