Battle of Masulipatnam

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Battle of Masulipatnam
Part of 3rd Carnatic War 1756-63
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
22 killed
62 wounded

External Links

Heritage History - Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Google Books - Siege of Masulipanam
Masulipatam - Gazetteer 1857