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  • Battle of Madras
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  • The Battle of Madras or Fall of Madras took place in September 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession when a French force attacked and captured the city of Madras from its British garrison. They occupied it until the end of hostilities when it was exchanged for a British conquest of Louisbourg in North America as part of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. One of the British defenders, Robert Clive made his name by escaping from the French captors and carrying news of the city's fall to his superiors at Fort St David.
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Strength
  • 300
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Date
  • --09-09
Commander
  • Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
  • Joseph François Dupleix
  • Nicholas Morse
Caption
  • Surrender of The City of Madras 1746, by Jacques François Joseph Swebach
Result
  • French victory
Place
  • Madras, Madras Presidency, India
Conflict
  • Battle of Madras
abstract
  • The Battle of Madras or Fall of Madras took place in September 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession when a French force attacked and captured the city of Madras from its British garrison. They occupied it until the end of hostilities when it was exchanged for a British conquest of Louisbourg in North America as part of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. One of the British defenders, Robert Clive made his name by escaping from the French captors and carrying news of the city's fall to his superiors at Fort St David.