Battle of St. Thomé

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The Battle of St. Thomé was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between European colonial powers and their Indian allies that helped shape the course of the Carnatic Wars.

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Battle of St. Thomé canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent French East India Company ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
forces of the Nawab of Arcot ⓘ
combatantType European colonial powers and Indian allies ⓘ
commander Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais ⓘ
Mahfuz Khan ⓘ
conflict Carnatic Wars ⓘ
country India ⓘ
date 1746-11-04 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
hasCasusBelli dispute over control of Madras and influence in the Carnatic ⓘ
location Coromandel Coast ⓘ
St. Thomé ⓘ
linked to: Santhome

near Madras ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India
opponentOf forces of the Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
outcome decisive French victory ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in India ⓘ
European colonial wars in India ⓘ
First Carnatic War ⓘ
relatedTo Siege of Madras (1746) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
result French victory ⓘ
significance helped establish French military prestige in the Carnatic ⓘ
important engagement of the Carnatic Wars ⓘ
influenced the balance of power in southern India ⓘ
theatre Indian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
linked to: Third Carnatic War
usedFor projection of French power in the Carnatic ⓘ
year 1746 ⓘ

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Carnatic Wars → significantBattle → Battle of St. Thomé ⓘ
First Carnatic War → majorBattle → Battle of St. Thomé ⓘ