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'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 8 December 2010
| Battle of Masulipatnam | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War 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 | ||
| Europeans: 22 killed and 62 wounded Sepoys: 50 killed and 150 wounded |
Europeans: 113 killed | |
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Field Army
- 312 men Bengal European Regiment
- 30 artillerymen
- 30 sailors from HEIC Ship Hardwicke
- 1,400 sepoys
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Francis Forde (1718-1770)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Machilipatnam
Variants: Machhilipatnam/Masulipatnam/Masulipatam/Masulipatanam
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
British expedition against Masulipatam 1759 www.kronoskaf.com
Masulipatam Gazetteer 1857
Historical Books on-line
The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Machhlipatanam www.archive.org