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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]] | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]] | ||
|date= | |date=23 February 1752 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveripakkam Kaveripakkam], Vellore, Tamil Nadu | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveripakkam Kaveripakkam], Vellore, Tamil Nadu | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 10 May 2010
| Battle of Kaveripak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 23 February 1752 | |
| Location: | Kaveripakkam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 12.90545°N 79.461947°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Captain Robert Clive | ||
| Strength | ||
| 380 Europeans 1,300 Sepoys 6 guns |
2,500 cavalry 400 Europeans 2,000 Sepoys 9 guns and 3 morttars | |
| Casualties | ||
| 40 Europeans killed 30 Sepoys killed |
50 Europeans killed 300 Sepoys killed | |
External Links
Carnatic Wars www.heritage-history.com
Life of Robert Lord Clive Google Books
Historical Books on-line
The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Kaveripak www.archive.org