Battle of Seringham
The Battle of Seringham was fought on the island of Srirangam between 1,000 troops of the British East India Company commanded by Stringer Lawrence and a confederacy of French East India Company troops and Chanda Sahib.
| Battle of Seringham | |||||||
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| Part of Second Carnatic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| British East India Company | French East India Company, Chanda Sahib | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stringer Lawrence, Captain Dalton, Robert Clive | Law, d'Auteil, Chanda Sahib | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 troops | 620 troops (French), 700 sepoys (French) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 758 French soldiers, 2000 sepoys | |||||||
| Chanda Sahib killed after surrender | |||||||
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