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Battle of St Thomé

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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:1st Carnatic War|1st Carnatic War]]
|date=6-10 September 1746
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St_George Fort St George],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai], Tamil Nadu
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.079849,80.28872&z=15&t=h&hl=en 13.079849°N 80.28872°E]
|result=British surrender
|territory=
|combatant1=Nawab of the Carnatic
|combatant2=French
|commander1=Maphuz Khan
|commander2=M. Paradis
|strength1=10,000 horse and foot
|strength2=230 European soldiers<br>700 sipahis
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}

Battle between French and British forces over the fort at Madras, [[Fort St George]].

== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gFwFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA325&dq=Madras&as_brr=1&ei=_mVrSK2aOYecjgH43f2EBg#PPA325,M1 Account of the loss of Fort St George] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Historical+Record+of+the+honourable+East+India+Company's+first+Madras+European+Regiment%2BCaffres%2BCoromandel&cd=1#v=twopage&q=&f=false Fort St George surrendered] Google Books

[[Category:Battles|St Thomé, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Carnatic War|St Thomé, Battle of]]

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