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|partof=[[2nd Carnatic Mysore War]]|date=23 September-14 November 1751 31 October 1780|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcot [Arcot]], Tamil Nadu] |presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.90686,79.328415&z=13&t=h&hl=en 12.906860°N 79.328415°E]
|result=British victory defeat
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=French|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]|commander1=Commandant: Captain Robert Clive]Prendergast|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Sahib#The_Second_Carnatic_War_.281749-1754.29 Chanda Sahib[Hyder Ali]] |strength1=500 troops
|strength2=
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}}
'''This was an event during the [[2nd Mysore War]]'''<br>
The pettah was taken on 31 October and the citadel surrendered on 3 November by Capt Dupont
== Garrison ==
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Btn 1st Regiment Madras Infantry]]
*one & a half coys [[65th Carnatic Infantry|5th Battalion Madras Infantry]] under Lt Leighton
*Party of Nawab's sepoys
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia Anglo-Mysore_Wars Anglo- Carnatic Mysore Wars Wars]Wikipedia<br>[http://booksen.googlewikipedia.co.ukorg/wiki/books?id=zgESecond_Anglo-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Google Books - Life of Robert Lord CliveMysore_War 2nd Mysore War]Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IsVGAAAAIAAJ4GUBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA35PA247&dq=%22SiegeColonel+of+Arcot%22+GleigBaillie&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=YqaYR8XyBYbWiwGWx6XZCAN9uYR_qiDoKkiQGW6JzZCA#PPA35PPA247,M1 Capture of Arcot] Google Books ====Historical Books Online====*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historymadrasar00wilsgoog#page/n21/mode/1upp ''History of the Madras Army Vol II'' - Siege Surrender of Arcot] by Lt-Col W J Wilson 1882 (archive.org) [[Category:Battles|Arcot 1780, Battle of]][[Category:2nd Mysore War|Arcot 1780, Battle of]]
