Battle of Wandiwash

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Battle of Wandiwash
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 22 January 1760
Location: Wandiwash
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 12.5°N 79.62°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote Comte de Lally
Strength
1,900 European foot
80 European horse
2,100 sepoys
1,250 Indian horse
16 guns
2,250 Europeans
1,300 sepoys
17 guns
Casualties
63 killed
141 wounded
200 killed
200 wounded
160 prisoners

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Summary

At the beginning of January 1760 both the British and French were negotiating for support from the Mahrattas. A large force of Mahratta cavalry joined the French on 10 January and Comte de Lally divided his army into two columns. One under Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau remained at Trivatore while Lally marched with 1,000 men to Conjeeveram where Lieutenant Chisholm commanded the garrison. Eyre Coote hurried to confront him but on arrival found that de Lally had plundered the market and left again. On 14 January de Lally left Trivatore for Wandiwash where he laid siege to the fort which was garrisoned by 30 Europeans and 300 sepoys under captain Sherlock. Eyre Coote reached Wandiwash on 22 January and moved to attack the French. The British gained a decisive victory and de Lally was forced to retreat to Pondicherry.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Marquis de Bussy (1718-85)
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
Comte de Lally (1700-66)

Coote's Army

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Seven Years War www.historyofwar.org
British operations on the coast of Coromandel 1760 www.kronoskaf.com
Battle of Wandiwash www.historyofwar.org
Battle of Wandiwash Wikipedia
Battle of Wandiwash historynet.com
Battle of Wandewash www.kronoskaf.com

Historical books on-line

Annals of the wars of the eighteenth century Vol III by Sir Edward Cust 1858 Battle of Wandewash Google Books
A History of the Military Transactions of the British nation in Indostan Vol II by Robert Orme 1803 Battle of Vandivash Google Books