What the records say
- When
- 7 Sep 1746 – 9 Sep 1746
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.08° N, 80.28° E
- Description
- 1746 battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Madras
Battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “première guerre carnatique : siège et prise de Madras par la flotte française de l'amiral Mahé de la Bourdonnais, gouverneur des îles de France et de Bourbon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page