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	The '''siege of Trichinopoly''' took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the [[Nawab of Arcot]] and the [[Maratha Empire]] for control over parts of what is now southern [[India]]. [[Raghuji Bhonsle]]'s Maratha army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of [[Chanda Sahib]] on 26 March 1741.		The '''siege of Trichinopoly''' took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the [[Nawab of Arcot]] and the [[Maratha Empire]] for control over parts of what is now southern [[India]]. [[Raghuji Bhonsle]]'s Maratha army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of [[Chanda Sahib]] on 26 March 1741.

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{{short description|1741 siege and capture of Trichinopoly by the Maratha Empire}}
{{About|the siege of Trichinopoly in 1741|the siege in 1741|Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)|the siege in 1751|Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–52)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| name = Siege of Trichinopoly
| image =
| caption =
| conflict = Siege of Trichinopoly
|partof= [[Imperial Maratha Conquests]]
| date = 16 January 1741 – 26 March 1741
| place = [[Trichinopoly]], Now in Tamil Nadu
| result = Maratha army successfully captures the town, compelling the surrender of [[Chanda Sahib]].
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
| combatant2 =[[File:Flag of the principality of Carnatic.gif|25px]] [[Nawab of Carnatic]]
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]][[Raghuji Bhonsle]]
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the principality of Carnatic.gif|25px]] [[Chanda Sahib]] {{POW}}
| strength1 = 40,000<ref>{{cite book
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&q=5%2C000+horse+and+10%2C000+foot&pg=PA39
| title = Political History of Carnatic under the Narwabs
| author = N S Ramaswami
| year = 1984
| isbn = 9780836412628
}}</ref>{{rp|page=54}} - 50,000<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA202&lpg=PA202&dq=maratha+arcot+chauth&source=bl&ots=HKU0d57dYf&sig=hCqoZtYo9IKQG23G1-IQtdAF8xE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zBrGT7zHDYK8rAeqg8m5BQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=maratha%20arcot%20chauth&f=false Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 - Jaswant Lal Mehta - Google Books]</ref>
| strength2 = {{unbulleted list|child=yes|5000 [[Sowar]]|10,000 [[Sepoy]]s}}
| casualties1 =
| casualties2 =
}}
The '''siege of Trichinopoly''' took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the [[Nawab of Arcot]] and the [[Maratha Empire]] for control over parts of what is now southern [[India]]. [[Raghuji Bhonsle]]'s Maratha army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of [[Chanda Sahib]] on 26 March 1741.

==References==
{{reflist}}
*Mehta, J. L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&lpg=PA204&dq=nizam%201743%20trichinopoly&pg=PA204#v=onepage&q=nizam%201743%20trichinopoly&f=false ''Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707-1813'']
*Mackenna, P. J. et al. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sm_71j9KYPcC&dq=chanda%20sahib%20trichinopoly&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q=chanda%20sahib%20trichinopoly&f=false ''Ancient and modern India'']

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