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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gFwFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA325&dq=Madras&as_brr=1&ei=_mVrSK2aOYecjgH43f2EBg#PPA325,M1 | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gFwFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA325&dq=Madras&as_brr=1&ei=_mVrSK2aOYecjgH43f2EBg#PPA325,M1 Account of the loss of Fort St George] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Historical+Record+of+the+honourable+East+India+Company's+first+Madras+European+Regiment%2BCaffres%2BCoromandel&cd=1#v=twopage&q=&f=false Fort St George surrendered] Google Books | |||
Revision as of 14:58, 26 March 2010
| Loss of Fort St George | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 6-19 September 1746 | |
| Location: | Fort St George,Chennai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 13.079849°N 80.28872°E | |
| Result: | British surrender | |
| Combatants | ||
| British | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Peter Eckman | Joseph Francois Dupleix | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Battle between French and British forces over the fort at Madras, Fort St George.
External Links
Account of the loss of Fort St George Google Books
Fort St George surrendered Google Books