Battle of Chingleput
| Battle of Chingleput | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Carnatic War | |||||||
 View of Chingleput Fort in 1913 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British East India Company Nawab of Arcot |
 French East India Company | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Robert Clive | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 European recruits 500 sepoys |
40 Europeans 500 troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Chingleput was a short siege in early 1752, during the Second Carnatic War. About 700 East India Company recruits and sepoys under the command of Robert Clive captured the fortress of Chingleput, near Madras, defended by a French East India Company garrison of about 40 Europeans and 500 troops.
References
- Bruce, George. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. ISBN 0-442-22336-6.
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- Battles involving the British East India Company
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- Sieges involving the British East India Company
- 1752 conflicts
- 1752 in India
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