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'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
'''Also known as the Battle of Rajahmundry'''
== Summary ==
When the Marquis de Bussy and his troops where recalled from Hyderabad to assist Lally on the Coromandel coast and Rajah Anunderaj rose against the French appealing to the British for help, Clive saw an opportunity. He sent an expedition under Francis Forde which sailed for Vizagapatam on 12 October. On 1 December he joined forces with Anunderaj and caught up with the French under de Conflans at Condore where he gained a convincing victory.
== Field Army ==
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/64/mode/1up Charles Bussy (1718-1785)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/150/mode/1up Francis Forde (1718-1770)]<br>
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758_-_British_operations_in_Deccan British operations in the Deccan] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Condore Battle of Condore] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1758-12-09_-_Battle_of_Condore Battle of Condore] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
