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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War#India_and_the_Netherlands American War of Independence] | |||
|date=10 August-19 October 1778 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pondicherry_(city) Pondicherry,Puducherry Union Territory] | |||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.845116,79.875241&z=9&t=h&hl=en 11.845116°N 79.875241°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=French | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101019546/ Gen Sir Hector Munro]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028238/ Commodore Sir Edward Vernon] | |||
|commander2=M. Bellecombe<br>M.Trongolly | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Link == | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XtINAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA161&dq=Pondicherry+1778+Munro&as_brr=3&ei=tKzGSOzwIqG2jgG7grGnBw#PPA161,M1 Google Books - Battle for Pondicherry] | |||
Revision as of 17:12, 9 September 2008
| Battle of Pondicherry 1778 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of American War of Independence | ||
| Date: | 10 August-19 October 1778 | |
| Location: | Pondicherry,Puducherry Union Territory | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.845116°N 79.875241°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Gen Sir Hector Munro Commodore Sir Edward Vernon |
M. Bellecombe M.Trongolly | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||