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[[Category:Battles|Srirangam, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Srirangam, Battle of]]
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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringer_Lawrence Col Stringer Lawrence]
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|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib Chanda Sahib]<br>Jacques Law
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib 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= 800 Europeans<br>2,000 sepoys<br>3,000 native levies
|strength2= 800 Europeans<br>2,000 sepoys<br>3,000 native levies
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'''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. 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.
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]]
== External Links ==
[[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Surrender at]]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vAxX68LiNMkC&pg=PA299&dq=History+of+the+French+in+India+This+expedition+had+been+undertaken,&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Lawrence moves on Trichinopoly] Google Books<br>
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016187/ Dictionary of National Biography - Stringer Lawrence]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&pg=PA168&dq=Srirangam+1751&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=qFedSJeaO5rqiQHk07X7BA&sig=ACfU3U3CE3PDvRiPO2snjbrhyZQUxkKMZA Google Books - Action at Srirangam]

Revision as of 13:35, 10 May 2010

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