Siege of Arcot

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The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Siege of Arcot canonical 8
Battle of Arcot 3
Second Carnatic War 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Second Carnatic War ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
associatedWith Chanda Sahib ⓘ
Nawabship of the Carnatic ⓘ
attackingForceSize several thousand troops ⓘ
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
forces of Chanda Sahib ⓘ
supporters of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
cause rivalry between British and French East India Companies ⓘ
struggle for control of the Carnatic nawabship ⓘ
conflict Second Carnatic War ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defensiveForceSize about 300 European soldiers ⓘ
about 300 sepoys ⓘ
endDate 1751-11-14 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Arni ⓘ
Battle of Kaveripak ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arni
hasCommander Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Raza Sahib ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ
hasParticipant European soldiers of the British East India Company ⓘ
French officers ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ
forces of Chanda Sahib ⓘ
sepoy troops of the British East India Company ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involved artillery bombardment ⓘ
siege trenches and encirclement ⓘ
location Arcot ⓘ
Carnatic region ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India
notableFor Robert Clive’s daring defense against a numerically superior force ⓘ
boosting British morale and prestige in India ⓘ
partOf Carnatic Wars ⓘ
precededBy capture of Arcot by Robert Clive ⓘ
region Madras Presidency area ⓘ
linked to: Madras Presidency
result British East India Company victory ⓘ
defeat of besieging forces of Chanda Sahib ⓘ
significance boosted influence of the British East India Company in the Carnatic ⓘ
enhanced reputation of Robert Clive ⓘ
established British military prestige in southern India ⓘ
startDate 1751-09-23 ⓘ
tactic defensive siege warfare ⓘ
sorties against besiegers ⓘ
use of city fortifications ⓘ
theatre Indian theatre of the Seven Years’ War era conflicts ⓘ
year 1751 ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Clive → notableEvent → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Robert Clive → notableEvent → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Arcot
Robert Clive → battle → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Carnatic Wars → significantBattle → Battle of Arcot ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Arcot
Second Carnatic War → significantBattle → Battle of Arcot ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Arcot
Raza Sahib → participatedIn → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Raza Sahib → militaryConflict → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Battle of Arni → precededBy → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Battle of Arni → follows → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Arcot → battleSite → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Chanda Sahib → notableEvent → Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Siege of Trichinopoly → relatedTo → Battle of Arcot ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Arcot