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Siege of Trichinopoly

Siege of Trichinopoly was a siege conducted in 1743 at Tiruchirappalli, in what is now India. The recorded result: Nizam victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 Sowars; 4,000 sepoy against 80,000 Sowars; 200,000 sepoy; 150 war elephants; 200 artillery pieces.

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Fought1743
WhereTiruchirappalli, India10.805N, 78.686E
OutcomeNizam victory
Belligerents25px Maratha Empireagainst25px Nizam of Hyderabad
Casualties and lossesunknownandunknown

Record

Date1743 (year precision)
to 29 August 1743
PlaceTiruchirappalli, India
10.805N, 78.686E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeNizam captures Trichinopoly
Strength2,000 Sowars; 4,000 sepoy80,000 Sowars; 200,000 sepoy; 150 war elephants; 200 artillery pieces
Casualties and lossesunknownunknown
Commanders
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1663 and 1751.

Elsewhere in 1743

Siege of Trichinopoly is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510465, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Trichinopoly (1743), revision 1370746035, 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.