Action at Trichinopoly 1757

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Action at Trichinopoly 1757
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 12-25 May 1757
Location: Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 10.833284°N 78.697513°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Captain Joseph Smith
Captain John Caillaud
M. d'Auteuil
Strength
Garrison:160 Europeans, 700 sepoys & 1,000 native auxiliaries
Relief force: 120 Europeans & 1,200 sepoys
1,100 Europeans, 3,000 sepoys & 10 guns
Casualties

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Trichinopoly 1753

Summary

The French sent a force against Trichinopoly while Captain Caillaud was on an expedition to Madurai. Captain Smith managed to hold off attacks until Caillaud returned. The French retreated to Pondicherry.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Caillaud (1724-1812)
Joseph Smith (173?-1790)

External Link

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Seven Years War History of War Website
French failure at Trichinopoly www.kronoskaf.com

Historical books on-line

History of the French in India: from the founding of Pondichery in 1674 to the capture of that place in 1761 by Major G B Malleson 1868 Action around Trichinopoly