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|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | |partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | ||
|date= | |date=12-25 May 1757 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=French | |combatant2=French | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101004334/ Captain John Caillaud] | |commander1=Captain Joseph Smith<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101004334/ Captain John Caillaud] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=M. d'Auteuil | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=Garrison:160 Europeans, 700 sepoys & 1,000 native auxiliaries<br>Relief force: 120 Europeans & 1,200 sepoys | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 1,100 Europeans, 3,000 sepoys & 10 guns | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:Trichinopoly_1753.jpg|320px|thumb|315px|Trichinopoly 1753]] | |||
'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/65/mode/1up John Caillaud (1724-1812)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/65/mode/1up John Caillaud (1724-1812)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/ | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/394/mode/1up/search/Smith Joseph Smith (1733?-1790)]<br> | ||
== External Link == | == External Link == | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html Seven Years War] History of War Website<br> | [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html Seven Years War] History of War Website<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id= | |||
== Historical books on-line == | |||
''History of the French in India: from the founding of Pondichery in 1674 to the capture of that palce in 1761'' by Major G B Malleson 1868 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vAxX68LiNMkC&pg=PA444&dq=History+of+the+French+in+India+It+turned+out+as+de+Leyrit+had+imagined.&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Action around Trichinopoly]<br> | |||
[[Category:Battles|Trichinopoly 1758, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Trichinopoly 1758, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Trichinopoly 1758, Battle of]] | [[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Trichinopoly 1758, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 16 May 2010
| Action at Trichinopoly 1757 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 12-25 May 1757 | |
| Location: | Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 10.833284°N 78.697513°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Captain Joseph Smith Captain John Caillaud |
M. d'Auteuil | |
| Strength | ||
| Garrison:160 Europeans, 700 sepoys & 1,000 native auxiliaries Relief force: 120 Europeans & 1,200 sepoys |
1,100 Europeans, 3,000 sepoys & 10 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Caillaud (1724-1812)
Joseph Smith (1733?-1790)
External Link
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Seven Years War History of War Website
Historical books on-line
History of the French in India: from the founding of Pondichery in 1674 to the capture of that palce in 1761 by Major G B Malleson 1868 Action around Trichinopoly