Surrender at Srirangam

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Surrender at Srirangam
Part of 2nd Carnatic War
Date: 13 June 1752
Location: Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 10.862553°N 78.691392°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Col Stringer Lawrence Chanda Sahib
Jacques Law
Strength
400 Europeans
1,100 sepoys
8 field pieces
Casualties

This was an event during the 2nd Carnatic War

Synopsis

Stringer Lawrence with Robert Clive set out from Fort St David for Trichinopoly on 28 March.



External Links

Lawrence moves on Trichinopoly Google Books
Dictionary of National Biography - Stringer Lawrence
Google Books - Action at Srirangam