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Battle of Golden Rock
Part of Second Carnatic War
Battle of the Golden Rock.jpg
An 1845 representation of the battle from a board game
Date 26th June 1753
Location
Trichinopoly
Result British victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Stringer Lawrence
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah
  • Monsieur Astruc (French)
  • Nandiraj, Dalavayi of Mysore
  • Ballappa (Maratha)
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Strength
  • Major Lawrence

- 300 Europeans
- 1,300 Sepoys
- 8 6-pounder cannons
- Nawab of Arcot's 100 horse
  • Monsieur Astruc

- 450 Europeans
- 1,500 Sepoys
- Artillery

  • Nandiraj

- 8000 Mysore Cavalry
- 2 companies of Topasses (1,000 sepoys)
- 15,000 irregular infantry armed with matchlocks, swords, bow & arrows, pikes, clubs and rockets.

  • Ballappa

- 3500 Maratha Cavalry
Casualties and losses
200 sepoys

3 cannons lost

600 cavalry dead

The Battle of Golden Rock was fought between forces of the British and French East India Companies on 26 June 1753, during the Second Carnatic War. French troops, assisted by Mysorean troops led by Monsieur Astruc, assaulted a British outpost near Trichinopoly, drawing the main British force defending Trichinopoly. The British, commanded by Stringer Lawrence, were victorious.

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