Battle of Bobbili
The Battle of Bobbili, comprising the attack on the fort of Bobbili on 24 January 1757, was a significant event in the princely state of Vizianagaram (present day Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh). Gen. Tandra Paparayudu gained the sobriquet The Tiger of Bobbili for his fierce, ultimately hopeless resistance, and final vengeance.
| Battle of Bobbili | |||||||||
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| Part of the Military transactions of the French East India Company | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Rajas of Pusapati | Rajas of Venkatagiri | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I |
Gopala Krishnarayudu Tandra Paparayudu Devulapalli Peddanna Buddaraju Venkaiah | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Assassination of Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I | Royal Suicides of Tandra Paparayudu, Devulapalli Peddanna, and Buddaraju Venkaiah | ||||||||
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