Battle of Madras

For the 1759 siege, see Siege of Madras.
For the siege of Trichinopoly 1743, see Siege of Trichinopoly (1743).
Battle of Madras
Part of War of the Austrian Succession

Surrender of The City of Madras 1746, by Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines
Date7–9 September 1746
Location
Madras, Madras Presidency, India
Result French victory
Belligerents

 Great Britain

 France

Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Nicholas Morse Kingdom of France Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
Kingdom of France Joseph François Dupleix
Strength
300

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.

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.