The Battle of Condore took place near
Masulipatam on 9 December 1758 during the
Third Carnatic War, part of the
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and South Asia. The protagonists were Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Prus ...
. An Anglo-Indian force under the command of Colonel
Francis Forde attacked and defeated a similarly sized French force under the command of
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans, capturing all their baggage and artillery. The victory allowed the British 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
Battle of Condoreat Project SYW, a wiki on the Seven Years' War
Battle of Condoreat
FIBIS wiki
Battles involving France
Battles involving Great Britain
Battles of the Seven Years' War
1758 in India
Conflicts in 1758
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