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

Comte de Lally laid siege to the fort at Wandiwash and Eyre Coote moved to attack him. The British gained a decisive victory and Lally was forced to retreat to Pondicherry.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
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
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