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== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/85/mode/1up Robert Clive (1725-74)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/442/mode/2up Charles Watson (1714-57)] | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Chandannagar<br> | |||
Variants: Chandernagore/Chandernagar<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA62&dq=Chandernagore&as_brr=1&ei=0vYnSJbMGYquygS-qb3ADQ#PPA62,M1 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Life of Robert Lord Clive] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA62&dq=Chandernagore&as_brr=1&ei=0vYnSJbMGYquygS-qb3ADQ#PPA62,M1 Capture of Chandernagore] Google Books | |||
Revision as of 15:05, 2 January 2010
| Siege of Chandernagore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 23 March 1757 | |
| Location: | Chandannagar, West Bengal | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.866700°N 88.366700°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Robert Clive Admiral Charles Watson |
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| Strength | ||
| 2000 trooops | 600 French 300 sepoys | |
| Casualties | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Charles Watson (1714-57)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chandannagar
Variants: Chandernagore/Chandernagar
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Life of Robert Lord Clive Google Books
Capture of Chandernagore Google Books