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[[Category:Battles|Masulipatnam, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Masulipatnam, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War 1756-63|Masulipatnam, Battle of]] | |||
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|partof=[ | |partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War 1756-63|3rd Carnatic War 1756-63]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | ||
|date=6 March-7 April 1759 | |date=6 March-7 April 1759 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machilipatnam Machilipatnam, Andra Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machilipatnam Machilipatnam, Andra Pradesh] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qep1S-V2zm8C&pg=PA93&dq=Machhlipatanam&as_brr=3&ei=jMAxSNG-DYOOzQSk1OzTAw&sig=y8Hk8BelyYc2_0hURFeHWu9CfVg#PPA93,M1 Google Books - Siege of Masulipanam]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA605&dq=Masulipatam=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA605,M1 Masulipatam - Gazetteer 1857] | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Heritage History - Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qep1S-V2zm8C&pg=PA93&dq=Machhlipatanam&as_brr=3&ei=jMAxSNG-DYOOzQSk1OzTAw&sig=y8Hk8BelyYc2_0hURFeHWu9CfVg#PPA93,M1 Google Books - Siege of Masulipanam]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA605&dq=Masulipatam=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA605,M1 Masulipatam - Gazetteer 1857] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 1 January 2009
| Battle of Masulipatnam | ||
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| Part of 3rd Carnatic War 1756-63 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 | ||
| 22 killed 62 wounded |
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External Links
Heritage History - Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Google Books - Siege of Masulipanam
Masulipatam - Gazetteer 1857