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<div>{{Short description|Battle of the Second Carnatic War}}<br />
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{{Infobox Military Conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Chingleput<br />
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| partof = the [[Second Carnatic War]]<br />
| date = March 1752<br />
| place = [[Chingleput]], [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]], present-day [[India]]<br />
| result = British-Arcot victory<br />
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|British East India Company flag.svg}} [[British East India Company]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the principality of Carnatic.gif}} [[Nawab of Arcot]]<br />
| combatant2 = [[File:Royal Standard of the King of France.svg|22px]] [[French East India Company]]<br />
| commander1 = [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]]<br />
| commander2 = Unknown <br />
| strength1 = 200 European recruits<br>500 sepoys<br />
| strength2 = 40 Europeans<br />500 troops<br />
| casualties1 = <br />
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{{Campaignbox Second Carnatic War}}<br />
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[[File:07Chingleput Fort.jpg|thumb|right|View of Chingleput Fort in 1913]]<br />
The '''Battle of Chingleput''' was a short siege in early 1752, during the [[Carnatic Wars|Second Carnatic War]]. About 700 [[East India Company]] recruits and sepoys under the command of [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] captured the fortress of [[Chingleput]], near [[Madras]], defended by a [[French East India Company]] garrison of about 40 Europeans and 500 troops.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) ({{ISBN|0-442-22336-6}}).<br />
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[[Category:Battles involving Great Britain]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving France]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the Second Carnatic War]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1752]]<br />
[[Category:1752 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges involving the British East India Company]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the British East India Company]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the French East India Company]]<br />
[[Category:French East India Company]]<br />
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