siege, early modern
Siege of Pulicat
Siege of Pulicat was a siege conducted on 12 August 1645 at Pulicat, in what is now India; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 12 August 1645 to January 1646 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pulicat, India 13.418N, 80.319E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 4,000 | Unknown |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Pulicat 1644, same recorded site
- Siege of Madras 1758, 37 km S
- Battle of Pollilur 1781, 84 km SW
- Battle of Sadras 1782, 101 km S
- Siege of Arcot 1751, 121 km SW
Elsewhere in 1645
- Battle of Naseby United Kingdom
- Battle of Jankau Czechia
- Battle of Nördlingen Germany
- Battle of Herbsthausen Germany
- Siege of Hulst Netherlands
Siege of Pulicat is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140321127, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pulicat, revision 1385295669, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.