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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=French
|commander1=[[John Caillaud|Brig-Gen John Caillaud]]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Draper_(British_Army_officer) Col [William Draper]]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arthur,_comte_de_Lally Comte de Lally]
|strength1=2,200 European troops<br>1,800 Native troops
== Summary ==
Comte de Lally, with all the forces he could muster, encamped before Fort St George and began constructing siege batteries. Over two months there were numerous engagements. [[John Caillaud]] brought reinforcements from [[Tanjore ]] and assumed command of the garrison. French supplies became short. A British fleet arrived on 15 February and de Lally was obliged to raise the siege.
== Biographies ==
