Battle of Wandiwash
| 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. Major Brereton was killed in the action.
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
- One btn 79th Draper's Foot under Major Cholmondley Brereton
- One btn 84th Coote's Foot
- Two btns Madras European Regiment
- 2,100 Sepoys
- 1,250 Indian cavalry
- 16 guns (Captain Barker)
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