Battle of Madras
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.
| Battle of Madras | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
Surrender of The City of Madras 1746, by Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nicholas Morse |
Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais Joseph François Dupleix | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 | |||||||
French forces occupied Madras until the end of hostilities when it was exchanged for the 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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