Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)

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This article is about the siege of Trichinopoly in 1741. For the siege in 1741, see
Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–52)
.

Siege of Trichinopoly
Part of
Trichinopoly
, Now in Tamil Nadu
Result
Maratha
Victory.
Territorial
changes
  • Nagpur army successfully captures the town, compelling the surrender of Chanda Sahib.
Belligerents

Maratha Confederacy

  • Nagpur
Nawab of Carnatic
Commanders and leaders
Raghoji I
Chanda Sahib  (POW)Strength 40,000[1]: 54  – 50,000[2]

The siege of Trichinopoly took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the

Raghuji Bhonsle's Maratha Army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of Chanda Sahib
on 26 March 1741.

References

  1. ISBN 9780836412628
    .
  2. ^ Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 – Jaswant Lal Mehta. Google Books.

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