Battle of Seringham | |||||||
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Part of Second Carnatic War | |||||||
Island of Seringham During Second Carnatic War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Nawab of Arcot | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stringer Lawrence Robert Clive Captain Dalton Murari Rao Manoji (Thanjavur) |
Law d'Auteil Chanda Sahib | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 troops | 620 troops (French), 700 sepoys (French) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
758 French soldiers, 2,000 sepoys | |||||||
Chanda Sahib killed after surrender |
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.