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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ambur canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Ambur 1749 | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Ambur Context triple: [Carnatic Wars, significantBattle, Battle of Ambur]
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Battle of Emmaus
The Battle of Emmaus was a key victory of the Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus against the Seleucid army, helping to secure Jewish autonomy in the 2nd century BCE.
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Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Ambur Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Emmaus
The Battle of Emmaus was a key victory of the Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus against the Seleucid army, helping to secure Jewish autonomy in the 2nd century BCE.
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B.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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C.
Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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D.
Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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E.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ambur
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surface form:
Battle of Ambur 1749
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| belligerent |
forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad
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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
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Succession dispute over the Nawabship of the Carnatic ⓘ |
| combatantType |
European colonial forces
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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
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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
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surface form:
French–British colonial rivalry in India
History of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| result |
Defeat of Anwaruddin Khan
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Hyder Ali–Chanda Sahib–French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Early major engagement of the Second Carnatic War
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Led to the death of Nawab Anwaruddin Khan ⓘ Strengthened French political influence in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French East India Company ⓘ |
| theatre |
Third Carnatic War
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surface form:
Southern India theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
|
| used |
Artillery
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European-trained infantry ⓘ |
| year | 1749 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ambur Description of subject: 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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