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| rdfs:comment | - Britain and France had been struggling for colonial supremacy in India for several years. in 1746 the city had been captured at the Battle of Madras, but was returned in 1748. Following the fresh outbreak of war both sides were soon in conflict again. By 1757 Britain held the upper hands after several victories by Robert Clive. In 1758 French reinforcements under Lally had arrived in Pondicherry and set about advancing France's position on the Coromandel Coast, notably capturing Fort St. David. This caused alarm to the British, most of whose troops were with Clive in Bengal. Lally was poised to strike against Madras in June 1758, but short of money, he launched an unsuccessful attack on Tanjore hoping to raise revenue there. By the time he was ready to launch his assault on Madras it was D
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| Strength | - 600
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| Date | - December 1758 - February 1759
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| Commander | - Comte de Lally
- Abdul Wahab, Prince of Arcot
- Major John Caillaud
- Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau
- Muhammad Yusuf Khan
- William Draper
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| Caption | - An 18th Century sketch of Fort St George
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| combatant | - * British East India Company
- *22px French East India Company
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| Place | - Madras, Madras Presidency, India
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| abstract | - Britain and France had been struggling for colonial supremacy in India for several years. in 1746 the city had been captured at the Battle of Madras, but was returned in 1748. Following the fresh outbreak of war both sides were soon in conflict again. By 1757 Britain held the upper hands after several victories by Robert Clive. In 1758 French reinforcements under Lally had arrived in Pondicherry and set about advancing France's position on the Coromandel Coast, notably capturing Fort St. David. This caused alarm to the British, most of whose troops were with Clive in Bengal. Lally was poised to strike against Madras in June 1758, but short of money, he launched an unsuccessful attack on Tanjore hoping to raise revenue there. By the time he was ready to launch his assault on Madras it was December before the first French troops reached Madras, delayed partly by the onset of the monsoon season. This gave the British extra time to prepare their defences, and withdraw their outposts - boosting the garrison to nearly 4,000 troops.
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