Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)
| Siege of Trichinopoly | |||||||||
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| Part of Raghoji's Southern Campaign | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Maratha Empire • Nagpur state | Nawab of Carnatic | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Murari Rao Raghoji I | Chanda Sahib (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 40,000: 54 – 50,000 | |||||||||
The siege of Trichinopoly took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the Nawab of Arcot and the Maratha Confederacy for control over parts of what is now southern India. Raghuji Bhonsle's Maratha Army successfully starved out the town, compelling the surrender of Chanda Sahib on 26 March 1741.