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== Historical Books on-line ==
== Historical Books on-line ==

Revision as of 17:44, 8 December 2010

Battle of Masulipatnam
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 6 March-7 April 1759
Location: Machilipatnam, Andra Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 16.171004°N 81.176033°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Lt Col Francis Forde General Conflans
Strength
400 Europeans
1400 sepoys
500 Europeans
2,000 sepoys
Casualties
Europeans: 22 killed and 62 wounded
Sepoys: 50 killed and 150 wounded

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Biographies

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

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Machilipatnam
Variants: Machhilipatnam/Masulipatnam/Masulipatam/Masulipatanam

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
British expedition against Masulipatam 1759 www.kronoskaf.com
Masulipatam Gazetteer 1857

Historical Books on-line

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