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{{Infobox military conflict | |||
| conflict = Siege of Arcot | |||
| partof = the [[Carnatic Wars|Second Carnatic War]] | |||
| image = India; (1909) (14566747909).jpg | |||
| image_size = 300px | |||
| caption = Robert Clive fires a cannon in the siege of Arcot | |||
| place = [[Arcot]], [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]], present-day [[India]] | |||
| coordinates = {{WikidataCoord|display=title,inline}} | |||
| date = 23 September – 14 November 1751 | |||
| casus = | |||
| result = British-Wallajah-Maratha victory | |||
* [[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah|Wallajah]] becomes the [[Nawab of Carnatic]] | |||
* British gain influence over the French in the [[Carnatic region]] | |||
| territory = | |||
| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} | |||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[British East India Company]] | |||
{{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} [[Nawab of Arcot]] (Wallajah)<br> [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Maratha Empire]] | |||
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Royal Flag of France.svg}} [[Kingdom of France|France]] | |||
* {{flagicon image|Drapeau du régiment de la Compagnie des Indes en 1756.png}} [[French Indies Company|French East India Company]] | |||
{{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} [[Nawab of Arcot]] (Chanda Sahib) | |||
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] <br /> {{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} [[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Murari Rao]] | |||
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Drapeau du régiment de la Compagnie des Indes en 1756.png}} [[Joseph François Dupleix]] <br /> {{flagicon image|Drapeau du régiment de la Compagnie des Indes en 1756.png}} [[Charles Godeheu]]<br /> {{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} [[Chanda Sahib]]<br> {{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} Raza Sahib | |||
| strength1 = 600 [[Carnatic Sultanate|Carnatic Troops]]<br /> 300 [[Sepoys|Indian Sepoys]]<br>200 [[British East India Company|British Troops]]<br>400 [[Marathas]] | |||
| strength2 = 5,000 [[Carnatic Sultanate|Carnatic Troops]] <br /> 2,000 Irregulars<br /> 300 [[Sepoys|Indian Sepoys]]<br>120 [[French Indies Company|French Troops]] | |||
| casualties1 = | |||
| casualties2 = | |||
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Second Carnatic War}} | |||
}} | |||
The '''siege of Arcot''' (23 September – 14 November 1751) took place at [[Arcot]], India between forces of the [[British East India Company]] led by [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] allied with [[Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah]] and forces of [[Nawab of the Carnatic]], [[Chanda Sahib]], allied with the [[French Indies Company|French East India Company]]. It was part of the [[Second Carnatic War]].<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honorourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=156}}</ref> | |||
Revision as of 18:37, 29 June 2025
| Siege of Arcot | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Carnatic War | |||||||
_(14566747909).jpg) Robert Clive fires a cannon in the siege of Arcot | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Nawab of Arcot (Wallajah) Maratha Empire |
Nawab of Arcot (Chanda Sahib) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Robert Clive Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah Murari Rao |
 Joseph François Dupleix Charles Godeheu Chanda Sahib Raza Sahib | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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600 Carnatic Troops 300 Indian Sepoys 200 British Troops 400 Marathas |
5,000 Carnatic Troops 2,000 Irregulars 300 Indian Sepoys 120 French Troops | ||||||
The siege of Arcot (23 September – 14 November 1751) took place at Arcot, India between forces of the British East India Company led by Robert Clive allied with Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah and forces of Nawab of the Carnatic, Chanda Sahib, allied with the French East India Company. It was part of the Second Carnatic War.[1]
- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 156. ISBN 9788131300343.