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| 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> | | 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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==Background== | |||
During the initial invasion, the leader of [[Chanda Sahib]] Trichinopoly had stocked the city with grain, believing its ample supplies and strong fortifications would fend off the Marathas indefinitely. However, upon his return from Pondicherry, he sold the grain and even considered expanding his territories, sent his brother to Madura. This decision left Trichinopoly vulnerable and unaware of the imminent threat. Hearing of this opportunity, Raghuji, leading the Marathas, swiftly moved towards the Tiruchirappalli. Raghuji, anticipating this moment, saw it as the perfect opportunity to strike.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malleson |first=G. B. (George Bruce) |url=http://archive.org/details/historyoffrenchi00mall |title=History of the French in India : from the founding of Pondichery in 1674 to the capture of that place in 1761 |page=89|date=1909 |publisher=Edinburgh : J. Grant |others=University of California Libraries}}</ref> | |||
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