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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Ali_Khan_Walajan Mohamed Ali Khan]<br>Captain Rudolph de Gingen | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Ali_Khan_Walajan Mohamed Ali Khan]<br>Captain Rudolph de Gingen | ||
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'''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | '''This was an event during the [[2nd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | ||
== Synopsis == | == 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, 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 Srirangam where they were eventually forced to surrender. | + | 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. |
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[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=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 | [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 | ||
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| + | *[https://archive.org/details/stringerlawrence00bidd ''Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army''] by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org. | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Trichinopoly, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Trichinopoly, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Trichinopoly, Siege of]] | [[Category:2nd Carnatic War|Trichinopoly, Siege of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:38, 31 May 2014
| Siege of Trichinopoly | ||
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| Part of 2nd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | March 1751 - April 1752 | |
| Location: | Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 10.833284°N 78.697513°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Arcot East India Company |
Claimants to Carnatic French | |
| Commanders | ||
| Mohamed Ali Khan Captain Rudolph de Gingen |
Chanda Sahib Colonel Jacques Law | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 2nd Carnatic War
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 Srirangam where they were eventually forced to surrender.
External Links
Carnatic Wars www.heritage-history.com
Life of Robert Lord Clive Google Books
Action around Trichinopoly Google Books
Political History of Carnatic Under the Nawabs - Siege of Tiruchi Google Books
Historical books online
- Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org.
