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'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
'''Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry'''
'''Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry'''



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Battle of Condore
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 9 December 1758
Location: Kundur, near Chebrolu, Pithapuram, Andra Pradesh
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: approx 17.18089°N 82.311807°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Col Francis Forde Marquis de Conflans
Strength
2,500 British
5,000 Indian Allies
6,500 French
Large force of Indian Allies
Casualties
44 Europeans
Many Sipahis
156 men
32 guns

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Francis Forde (?-1770)

Spelling Variants

Modern spelling: Kundur?
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Battle of Condore Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line

The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Battle of Kondur www.archive.org