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[[Category:Battles|Trichinopoly 1751, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Trichinopoly 1751, Battle of]]
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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Carnatic War|2nd Carnatic War]]
|date=March1751 -July 1751 April 1752
|location=[[Trichinopoly]], Tamil Nadu
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=Arcot<br>[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Claimants to Carnatic<br>French|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Mohamed_Ali_Khan_Walajan Mohamed Ali Khan]<br>Captain Robert Clive]Rudolph de Gingen|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib#The_Second_Carnatic_War_.281749-1754.29 [Chanda Sahib] ]<br>Colonel Jacques Law
|strength1=
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[[Image:Trichinopoly_1753.jpg|320px|thumb|315px|Trichinopoly 1753]]
'''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
== Synopsis ==
Mohammed Ali, son of the Nawab of Arcot defeated at Amboor, took refuge in Trichinopoly. A British force under Captain Gingen sent to assist him was routed at Volconda (Valikandapuram) and retreated to Trichi. They were besieged by the usurper Chanda Sahib.
Mohammed Ali obtained the help of the Kingdom of Mysore which sent a force in the middle of October and [[Stringer Lawrence]] arrived with a British force. The besiegers retreated to [[Surrender at Srirangam|Srirangam]] where they were eventually forced to surrender.
== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] www.heritage-history.com<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Life of Robert Lord Clive] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bVoPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA104&dq=Clive+Trichinopoly+1751&as_brr=1&ei=tzePSJaEDIL2iQGqxs2vDQ#PPA105,M1 Action around Trichinopoly] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&pg=PA148&dq=Tiruchi&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=qFedSJeaO5rqiQHk07X7BA&sig=ACfU3U3CE3PDvRiPO2snjbrhyZQUxkKMZA#v=onepage&q=Tiruchi&f=false Political History of Carnatic Under the Nawabs - Siege of Tiruchi] Google Books ==Historical books online==*[https://archive.org/details/stringerlawrence00bidd ''Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army''] by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org. {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
[[ImageCategory:Trichinopoli&Ceylon.jpgBattles|thumbTrichinopoly, Siege of]][[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Trichinopoly & Ceylon, Siege of]]
