Siege of Pondicherry (1793)
For other sieges with this name, see Siege of Pondicherry (disambiguation) The siege of Pondicherry was a colonial military operation in the early stages of the French Revolutionary Wars. Britain and France both controlled colonies on the Indian Subcontinent and when the French National Convention declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793, both sides were prepared for conflict in India. British India was centred on the principal ports of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, administered by the East India Company. French India was governed from Pondicherry (modern Puducherry) on the Coromandel Coast. British forces in India were considerably stronger than the French, with the British Indian Army supported by British Army detachments and a Royal Navy squadron under Rear-Admiral William Cornwallis.
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19th Light Dragoons52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of FootEast Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary WarsHistory of PuducherryList of siegesPondicherrySiege of PondicherrySir John Braithwaite, 1st BaronetSunda Strait campaign of January 1794William Cornwallis
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Siege of Pondicherry (1793)
For other sieges with this name, see Siege of Pondicherry (disambiguation) The siege of Pondicherry was a colonial military operation in the early stages of the French Revolutionary Wars. Britain and France both controlled colonies on the Indian Subcontinent and when the French National Convention declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793, both sides were prepared for conflict in India. British India was centred on the principal ports of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, administered by the East India Company. French India was governed from Pondicherry (modern Puducherry) on the Coromandel Coast. British forces in India were considerably stronger than the French, with the British Indian Army supported by British Army detachments and a Royal Navy squadron under Rear-Admiral William Cornwallis.
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For other sieges with this nam ...... by an unconditional surrender.
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93 killed, 131 wounded
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1793-08-23
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British victory
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Defences of Pondicherry, 1778
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negligible losses, all captured. Pondicherry surrendered.
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France
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Colonel John Braithwaite
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Colonel Prosper de Clermont
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Rear-Admiral William Cornwallis
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Siege of Pondicherry
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British victory
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For other sieges with this nam ...... r-Admiral William Cornwallis.
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