William Draper Muhammad Yusuf Khan (Mauthanayagam Pillai - Commander of Paraiyar Regiment) Major John Caillaud Abdul Wahab Nawab of the Carnatic
Comte de Lally Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau
Strength
3,900 total 2,200 sepoys 1,700 Europeans
8,000 total 4,000 Europeans 3,400 sepoys 600 native cavalry
Casualties and losses
1,200
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Third Carnatic War
Calcutta
Chandannagar
Plassey
Cuddalore
Negapatam
Condore
Madras
Masulipatam
1st Pondicherry
Chinsurah
Wandiwash
2nd Pondicherry
The siege of Madras was a siege of Madras, which was then under British rule, between December 1758 and February 1759 by French forces under the command of Comte de Lally during the Seven Years' War. The British garrison was able to hold out until it was relieved.[1]
The British victory helped contribute to the Annus Mirabilis of 1759.
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William Draper
Nawab of the Carnatic
Comte de Lally
