Siege of Madras

Siege of Madras
	Part of Seven Years' War
	; An 18th century sketch of Fort St. George
Date	December 1758 – February 1759
Location	Madras, Madras Presidency, India13.0901°N 80.2701°E
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain East India Company;	Kingdom of France French East India Company;
Commanders and leaders
William Draper; Muhammad Yusuf Khan (Mauthanayagam Pillai - Commander of Paraiyar Regiment); Major John Caillaud; Abdul Wahab ; Nawab of the Carnatic	Comte de Lally; Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau
Strength
3,900 total ; 2,200 sepoys ; 1,700 Europeans	8,000 total ; 4,000 Europeans ; 3,400 sepoys ; 600 native cavalry
Casualties and losses
	1,200

The siege of Madras was a siege of Madras, which was then under British rule, between December 1758 and February 1759 by French forces under the command of Comte de Lally during the Seven Years' War. The British garrison was able to hold out until it was relieved.

The British victory helped contribute to the Annus Mirabilis of 1759.

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