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|commander1=[[Edward Boscawen|Rear Admiral Edward Boscawen]]<br>[[Stringer Lawrence|Col Stringer Lawrence]] | |commander1=[[Edward Boscawen|Rear Admiral Edward Boscawen]]<br>[[Stringer Lawrence|Col Stringer Lawrence]] | ||
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|strength1= 2,700 European troops<br>1,000 sailors<br>2,000 sepoys | |strength1= 2,700 European troops<br>1,000 sailors<br>2,000 sepoys | ||
|strength2= 1,800 European troops<br>3,000 sepoys | |strength2= 1,800 European troops<br>3,000 sepoys | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 22 March 2011
| Siege of Pondicherry 1748 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 8 August-17 October 1748 | |
| Location: | Pondicherry, Puducherry Union Territory | |
| Presidency: | Madras Presidency | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.845116°N 79.875241°E | |
| Result: | British retreat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Rear Admiral Edward Boscawen Col Stringer Lawrence |
Gov-Gen Joseph-Francois Dupleix | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,700 European troops 1,000 sailors 2,000 sepoys |
1,800 European troops 3,000 sepoys | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1,000 | ||
This was an event during the 1st Carnatic War
External Links
Carnatic Wars www.heritage-history.com
Siege of Pondicherry Google Books
Stringer Lawrence Dictionary of National Biography
