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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 Confederacy]] for control over parts of what is now [[South India|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 Confederacy]] for control over parts of what is now [[South India|southern]] [[India]]. [[Raghuji Bhonsle]]'s [[Maratha Army]] successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of [[Chanda Sahib]] on 26 March 1741. | ||
{{Infobox military conflict | |||
| name = Siege of Trichinopoly | |||
| image = | |||
| caption = | |||
| conflict = Siege of Trichinopoly | |||
| partof = Raghoji's Southern Campaign | |||
| date = 16 January 1741 – 26 March 1741 | |||
| place = [[Trichinopoly]], [[Tamilnadu]] | |||
| result = [[Maratha]] victory | |||
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]<br>{{*}}[[File:Nagpur State flag.png|18px]] [[Nagpur kingdom|Nagpur state]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the principality of Carnatic.gif|25px]] [[Nawab of Carnatic]] | |||
| commander1 = [[File:Nagpur State Flag.png|18px]] [[Raghuji the Great]] | |||
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the principality of Carnatic.gif|25px]] [[Chanda Sahib]] ([[Prisoner of war|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&dq=maratha+arcot+chauth&pg=PA202 Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 – Jaswant Lal Mehta]. Google Books.</ref> | |||
| strength2 = {{unbulleted list|child=yes|5,000 [[Sowar]]|10,000 [[Sepoy]]s<!--<ref>{{Cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eAEyAmYRNNQC&pg=PA39&dq=dost+ali+khan#v=onepage&q=5%2C000%20horse%20and%2010%2C000%20foot&f=false | title = Political History of the Carnatic Under the Nawabs | isbn = 0836412621 | author1 = Ramaswami | first1 = N. S | year = 1984}}</ref>-->}} | |||
| casualties1 = | |||
| casualties2 = | |||
| territory = *Maratha army successfully captures [[Trichinopoly]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nayeem |first=M. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_Modern_Deccan_1720_1724_1948.html?id=IjJuAAAAMAAJ#capture%20trichinopoly%201741 |title=History of Modern Deccan, 1720/1724-1948: Political and administrative aspects |publisher=Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute |year=2000 |pages=80 |language=English}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
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