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{{Short description|Battle of the Second Carnatic War}} | |||
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[[File:07Chingleput Fort.jpg|thumb|right|View of Chingleput Fort in 1913]] | [[File:07Chingleput Fort.jpg|thumb|right|View of Chingleput Fort in 1913]] | ||
The '''Battle of Chingleput''' was a short siege in early 1752, during the [[Carnatic Wars|Second Carnatic War]]. About 700 [[ | 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. | ||
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| Battle of Chingleput | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Carnatic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British East India Company Nawab of Arcot |
 French East India Company | ||||||
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| Robert Clive | Unknown | ||||||
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200 European recruits 500 sepoys |
40 Europeans 500 troops | ||||||
Template:Campaignbox Second Carnatic War
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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.
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- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).
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