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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Boscawen Rear Adm Edward Boscawen]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringer_Lawrence Col Stringer Lawrence]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Boscawen Rear Adm Edward Boscawen]<br>[[Stringer Lawrence|Col Stringer Lawrence]]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_François_Dupleix Gov Gen Joseph Dupleix]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_François_Dupleix Gov Gen Joseph Dupleix]
|strength1= 2,700 European troops<br>1,000 sailors<br>2,000 sepoys
|strength1= 2,700 European troops<br>1,000 sailors<br>2,000 sepoys

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Siege of Pondicherry 1748
Part of 1st Carnatic War
Date: 8 August-17 October 1748
Location: Pondicherry, Puducherry Union Territory
Presidency: Madras Presidency
Co-ordinates: 11.845116°N 79.875241°E
Result: British retreat
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Rear Adm Edward Boscawen
Col Stringer Lawrence
Gov Gen Joseph Dupleix
Strength
2,700 European troops
1,000 sailors
2,000 sepoys
1,800 European troops
3,000 sepoys
Casualties
1,000

This was an event during the 1st Carnatic War

External Links

Carnatic Wars www.heritage-history.com
Siege of Pondicherry Google Books
Stringer Lawrence Dictionary of National Biography