Battle of Ambur

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The Battle of Ambur was an important 18th-century engagement in South India that marked a key early clash between regional powers and their European allies during the Carnatic Wars.

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Battle of Ambur canonical 2
Battle of Ambur 1749 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ambur
surface form: Battle of Ambur 1749
belligerent forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad
surface form: Forces of Anwaruddin Khan

Forces of Chanda Sahib
French East India Company
Nawab of the Carnatic
cause Rivalry between French and British influence in South India
Succession dispute over the Nawabship of the Carnatic
combatantType European colonial forces
Indian princely forces
commander Anwaruddin Khan
Chanda Sahib
French officers of the French East India Company
Joseph François Dupleix
conflict Second Carnatic War
country India
date 3 August 1749
followedBy Siege of Trichinopoly
surface form: Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752)
historicalPeriod 18th century
historicalRegion Carnatic
location Ambur
Carnatic region of India
surface form: Carnatic region

South India
opposedBy British East India Company interests in the Carnatic
outcome Installation of Chanda Sahib as Nawab of the Carnatic
partOf Carnatic Wars
precededBy Earlier skirmishes in the Carnatic succession struggle
relatedTo Anglo-French rivalry in India
surface form: French–British colonial rivalry in India

History of Tamil Nadu
result Defeat of Anwaruddin Khan
Hyder Ali–Chanda Sahib–French victory
significance Early major engagement of the Second Carnatic War
Led to the death of Nawab Anwaruddin Khan
Strengthened French political influence in the Carnatic
supportedBy French East India Company
theatre Third Carnatic War
surface form: Southern India theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
used Artillery
European-trained infantry
year 1749

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Carnatic Wars significantBattle Battle of Ambur
Second Carnatic War significantBattle Battle of Ambur
Battle of Ambur alsoKnownAs Battle of Ambur
this entity surface form: Battle of Ambur 1749