Battle of Chingleput

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Battle of Chingleput
Part of Carnatic Wars
Date 1752
Location Chingleput, India
Result The capture of the fortress of Chingleput by British troops.
Belligerents
Flag of the United Kingdom Kingdom of Great Britain
Sepoys		 Flag of France Kingdom of France
Commanders
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Unknown
Strength
700 recruits and sepoys 40 Europeans
500 troops
v • d • e
Second Carnatic War
Ambur – Divicotta – Arcot – Arnee – Chingleput – Golden Rock – Seringham – Sugar-Loaf Rock – Tondeman's Woods

The Battle of Chingleput was a 1752 battle of the Second Carnatic War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the the Kingdom of France. About 700 recruits and sepoys under the command of Robert Clive captured the fortress of Chingleput, near Madras, defended by a French garrison of about 40 Europeans and 500 troops.

[edit] References

  • George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).


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