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|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]
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== 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 ussurper Chanda Sahib.
== 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
[[Category:Battles|Trichinopoly 1751, Battle of]]
