Battle of Seringham

Battle of Seringham
Part of Second Carnatic War
Tritchinopoly_during the_second carnatic war
Island of Seringham During Second Carnatic War
Date12 April – 8 June 1753
Location
Srirangam, near Trichinopoly, India
Result British victory; Surrender of French and Chanda Sahib
Belligerents

 Great Britain

Maratha Empire

France

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, 2000 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.