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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> | |||