Siege of Arcot

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battle of the Second Carnatic War military siege

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Arcot	2
Second Carnatic War	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Second Carnatic War ⓘ military siege ⓘ
associatedWith	Chanda Sahib ⓘ Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ surface form: 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 Arni ⓘ surface form: Battle of Kaveripak
hasCommander	Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ South India ⓘ surface form: southern 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 ⓘ surface form: Madras Presidency area
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Clive → battle → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Arcot → battleSite → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Battle of Arni → follows → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Raza Sahib → militaryConflict → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Chanda Sahib → notableEvent → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Robert Clive → notableEvent → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Carnatic War

Raza Sahib → participatedIn → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Battle of Arni → precededBy → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

Carnatic Wars → significantBattle → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Arcot

Second Carnatic War → significantBattle → Siege of Arcot ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Arcot