- Battle of Condore
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This article is about the Battle of Condore in India. For the island in Vietnam with a similar name, see Côn Sơn Island.
Battle of Condore Part of Seven Year's War Date 9 December 1758 Location Condore, India Result British victory Belligerents 
British East India Company
French East India CompanyCommanders and leaders Lt. Col.Francis Forde Marquis de Conflans Strength 2,600 British
5,000 Indian Allies6,500 French
Large force of Indian AlliesThird Carnatic War
1757–63Chandannagar – Plassey – Cuddalore – Negapatam – Condore – Pondicherry Battle – Masulipatam – Madras – Chinsurah – Wandiwash – Pondicherry SiegeThe Battle of Condore took place near Masulipatam on 9 December 1758 during the Third Carnatic War, part of the Seven Years War. An Anglo-Indian force under the command of Colonel Francis Forde attacked and defeated a similarly sized French force under the command of Conflans, capturing all their baggage and artillery. The decisive British victory allowed them to lay siege to Masulipatam which they stormed on 25 January 1759.
Bibliography
- Harvey, Robert. Clive: The Life and Death of a British Emperor. Sceptre, 1999.
- Henty, George Alfred. With Clive in India. Or, The Beginnings of an Empire.
- Keay, John. The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company. Harper Collins, 1993
- McLynn, Frank. 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico, 2005.
External links
- Batle of Condore at Project SYW, a wiki on the Seven Years' War
- Battle of Condore at FIBIS wiki
Categories:- Battles involving France
- Battles involving Great Britain
- Battles of the Seven Years' War
- Battle stubs
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