Siege_of_Trichinopoly_(1741) Knowpia

Siege of Trichinopoly
	Part of Imperial Maratha Conquests
Date	16 January 1741 – 26 March 1741
Location	Trichinopoly, Now in Tamil Nadu
Result	Maratha Victory.
Territorial; changes	Nagpur army successfully captures the town, compelling the surrender of Chanda Sahib.;
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy Nagpur;	Nawab of Carnatic
Commanders and leaders
Raghoji I	Chanda Sahib (POW)
Strength
40,000 – 50,000	5,000 Sowar; 10,000 Sepoys;

The siege of Trichinopoly took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the Nawab of Arcot and the Maratha Empire for control over parts of what is now southern India. Raghuji Bhonsle's Maratha Army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of Chanda Sahib on 26 March 1741.

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^ N S Ramaswami (1984). Political History of Carnatic under the Narwabs. ISBN 9780836412628.
^ Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 – Jaswant Lal Mehta. Google Books.

Mehta, J. L. Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707-1813
Mackenna, P. J. et al. Ancient and modern India

[1] N S Ramaswami (1984). Political History of Carnatic under the Narwabs. ISBN 9780836412628.

[2] Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 – Jaswant Lal Mehta. Google Books.

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