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Battle of Golden Rock

Part of Second Carnatic War

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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