Battle of Condore

16°11′04″N 81°08′06″E / 16.1844°N 81.1349°E / 16.1844; 81.1349Result British victoryBelligerents British East India Company French East India CompanyCommanders and leaders Lt. Col.Francis Forde Marquis de ConflansStrength 2,600 British
5,000 Indian Allies 6,500 French
Large force of Indian Allies
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Third Carnatic War
  • Calcutta
  • Chandannagar
  • Plassey
  • Cuddalore
  • Negapatam
  • Condore
  • Madras
  • Masulipatam
  • 1st Pondicherry
  • Chinsurah
  • Wandiwash
  • 2nd Pondicherry

The Battle of Condore took place near Masulipatam on 9 December 1758 during the Third Carnatic War, part of the Seven Years' War. An Anglo-Indian force under the command of Colonel Francis Forde attacked and defeated a similarly sized French force under the command of Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans, capturing all their baggage and artillery. The victory allowed the British to lay siege to Masulipatam, which they stormed on 25 January 1759.

Bibliography

  • Harvey, Robert. Clive: The Life and Death of a British Emperor. Sceptre, 1999.
  • Henty, George Alfred. With Clive in India. Or, The Beginnings of an Empire.
  • Keay, John. The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company. Harper Collins, 1993
  • McLynn, Frank. 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico, 2005.

External links

  • Battle of Condore at Project SYW, a wiki on the Seven Years' War
  • Battle of Condore at FIBIS wiki


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