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[[Category:Battles|Arcot, Siege of]]
[[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Arcot, Siege of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[2nd Carnatic War]]
|partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]]
|date=23 September-14 November 1751  
|date=23 September-14 November 1751  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcot Arcot, Tamil Nadu]
|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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Captain Robert Clive]
|commander1=[[Robert Clive|Captain Robert Clive]]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib#The_Second_Carnatic_War_.281749-1754.29 Chanda Sahib]  
|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=  
}}
}}
'''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://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Google Books - Life of Robert Lord Clive]<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 Google Books - Siege of Arcot]<br>[http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=langjohn&book=clive&story=arcot The Baldwin Project website]
[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://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=langjohn&book=clive&story=arcot Siege of Arcot] The Baldwin Project website
 
==== 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]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 10 November 2023

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

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
Siege of Arcot The Baldwin Project website

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