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Battle of Adyar
Part of Carnatic Wars
First Carnatic War
Date24 October 1746
Location
Adyar river
Result French victory
Territorial
changes
Nawab of Arcot defeated
Belligerents

Mughal Empire

  • Battle of Adyar Nawab of Arcot

Kingdom of France

  • French East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Battle of Adyar Anwaruddin Khan
Battle of Adyar Mahfuz Khan
Louis Paradis
Strength
10,000 infantry and cavalry 350 French soldiers
700 French-trained Indian Sepoys
Casualties and losses
300 2 Sepoys killed

The Battle of Adyar (also the Battle of Adyar River) took place on 24 October 1746.[1] The battle was between the French East India Company men and Nawab of Arcot forces over the St. George Fort, which was held by the French. It was part of the First Carnatic War between the English and the French.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hoover, James W. (1993). The origins of the Sepoy Military System: 1498-1770. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 56.
  2. ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 153. ISBN 9788131300343.
  3. ^ Dalrymple, William (2019). The Anarchy :The Relentless Rise of The East India Company. Great Britain: Bloomsbury. p. 52.

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