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|location=St Thomé, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai], Tamil Nadu<br> on north bank of Adyar River<br> 4 miles west of Madras
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.07216,80.22921&z=15&t=h&hl=en approx 13.07216°N 80.22921°E]
|result=French victory
|territory=
|combatant1=Nawab of the Carnatic
|combatant2=[[French ]]
|commander1=Maphuz Khan son of the Nawab
|commander2=M. Paradis
'''This was an event during the [[1st Carnatic War]]'''<br>
== Synopsis ==
After the French captured [[Fort St George]] from the British the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_the_Carnatic Nawab of the Carnatic] expected the town to be handed over to him as overlord. When his forces approached the walls however the garrison's gunnery compelled them to retire. [[Joseph-Francois Dupleix |Dupleix]] sent a relief force from [[Pondicherry]] which met Mahuz Khan's army at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyar_(River) Adyar River]. The bold attack by the French drove the enemy into the town from whence they were then expelled and forced to retreat towards [[Arcot]]. By this action the French ceased being suppliants to the local ruler.
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 1st Carnatic War 1744-48] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vAxX68LiNMkC&pg=PA191&dq=History+of+the+French+in+India+On+the+morning+of+November+4,&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of St Thomé] Google Books<br>
==== Historical Books on-line ====
''The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive'' by Colonel G B Malleson 1914 [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n33/mode/1up St Thomé] www.archive.org<br>
