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|location=Kundur, near Chebrolu, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithapuram Pithapuram], Andra Pradesh
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=1716.1808998,8281.31180778&z=14&t=h&hl=en approx 1716.18089°N 8298°N 81.311807°E78°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009870/ Col Francis Forde]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_de_Conflans Marquis de Conflans]
|strength1=2600 British<br>1,500 British900 Indians<br>5,000 500 Indian Allies|strength2= 6,500 French<br>Large force of 8,000 Indian Allies
|casualties1=44 Europeans<br>Many Sipahis
|casualties2=156 men<br>32 guns
'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
'''Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry'''
== Summary ==
When the Marquis de Bussy and his troops where recalled from Hyderabad to assist Lally on the Coromandel coast and Rajah Anunderaj rose against the French appealing to the British for help, Clive saw an opportunity. He sent an expedition under Francis Forde which sailed for Vizagapatam on 12 October. On 1 December he joined forces with Anunderaj and caught up with the French under de Conflans at Condore where he gained a convincing victory.
== Field Army ==
:*Six 24-pounder battering guns
:*One howitzer
:*Three mortars*100 Lascars*1,800 sepoys<br>
'''Anunderaj's Force'''
*500 cavalry
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/64/mode/1up Charles Bussy (1718-1785)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/150/mode/1up Francis Forde (?1718-1770)]<br>
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern spelling: Kundur?<br>
Variants: Kundoor/Kondur/Chundoor<br>
== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_British_operations_in_Deccan British operations in the Deccan] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Condore Battle of Condore] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758-12-09_-_Battle_of_Condore Battle of Condore] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
== Historical Books on-line ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n107/mode/2up ''The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive '' - Battle of Kondur] www.archive.org<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyriseandp00broogoog#page/n252/mode/1up/search/Condore ''The History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I'' - Battle of Condore] www.archive.org<br>
[[Category:Battles|Condore, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Condore, Battle of]]
