Battle of Masulipatnam

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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
22 killed
62 wounded

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Machilipatnam
Variants: Machhilipatnam/Masulipatnam/Masulipatam/Masulipatanam

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Masulipatam Gazetteer 1857

Historical Books on-line

The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Machhlipatanam www.archive.org