Siege of Trichinopoly

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military engagement siege

The Siege of Trichinopoly was a pivotal mid-18th-century military engagement in southern India in which British and French-backed forces contested control of the Carnatic, helping to establish British dominance in the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Trichinopoly canonical	2
Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
afterEffect	strengthening of British East India Company influence in South India ⓘ
belligerent	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: British East India Company and allies French East India Company ⓘ surface form: French East India Company and allies
conflict	Second Carnatic War ⓘ
conflictType	Anglo-French colonial conflict in India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
endTime	1752 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	British consolidation of power in the Carnatic ⓘ
hasCause	rivalry between Britain and France in India ⓘ succession dispute over the Nawabship of the Carnatic ⓘ
hasParticipant	British East India Company ⓘ British-supported forces ⓘ Chanda Sahib ⓘ French East India Company ⓘ French-supported forces ⓘ Maratha ⓘ surface form: Maratha forces Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ Robert Clive ⓘ Stringer Lawrence ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British colonial expansion in India ⓘ
involves	European officers commanding Indian troops ⓘ siege warfare tactics ⓘ
location	Carnatic region of India ⓘ surface form: Carnatic region South India ⓘ Tiruchirappalli ⓘ Trichinopoly ⓘ
militaryTheater	Carnatic region of India ⓘ surface form: Carnatic region of the Madras Presidency
opposedBy	French-trained Indian troops ⓘ forces of Chanda Sahib ⓘ
outcome	Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ surface form: Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah confirmed as Nawab of the Carnatic
partOf	Carnatic Wars ⓘ European colonial rivalry in Asia ⓘ
relatedTo	Siege of Arcot ⓘ surface form: Battle of Arcot Carnatic Wars ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to decline of French influence in South India ⓘ helped establish British dominance in the Carnatic ⓘ pivotal engagement in the Second Carnatic War ⓘ
startTime	1751 ⓘ
strategicObjective	control of the Carnatic ⓘ support of rival claimants to the Nawabship ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Carnatic War → significantBattle → Siege of Trichinopoly ⓘ

Chanda Sahib → notableEvent → Siege of Trichinopoly ⓘ

Battle of Ambur → followedBy → Siege of Trichinopoly ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752)