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| Battle of Ambur | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second Carnatic War | |||||||||
 Engraving depicting the death of the Nawab of the Carnatic at Ambur (also note: the sharpshooter upon the elephants) | |||||||||
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 Anwaruddin Khan † |
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20,000 total 100 war elephants |
36,000 total 400 Frenchmen | ||||||||
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| 4,000 | 1,500 | ||||||||
The Battle of Ambur (3 August 1749) was the first major battle of the Second Carnatic War.[1]
The battle was initiated by Muzaffar Jung and supported by Joseph François Dupleix and led by Chanda Sahib, who sought to overthrow Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, the Nawab of the Carnatic, for supporting Nasir Jung's claim to be Nizam of Hyderabad. French forces were decisive in giving the allies victory; Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan was killed in the battle and Chanda Sahib seized control of the Carnatic.
- ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 155. ISBN 9788131300343.