When was it published?

August 29, 1751 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News August 29, 1751

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign, Colonial Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

Pondicherry Siege, Nabob Of Golconda, French Pursuit, Gingy Capture, Mazulipatan Capture, Arcot March

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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Paris reports that the French India Company's Pondicherry, besieged by the Nabob of Golconda's 50,000-man army, lifted the siege in October last. French forces, supported by allied Indians, pursued the Nabob, capturing Gingy and Mazulipatan, and advanced on Arcot to force peace terms.

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May 10. They write from Paris, that their India Company has received an Express from Port L'Orient; with the agreeable News that the Town of Pondicherry, which had been blockaded and besieged several Months by the Nabob of Golconda, with an Army of above fifty Thousand Men, got rid of them in the Month of October last: The Nabob being discouraged at seeing his Army dwindle away to no Purpose before the Town, came to a Resolution to raise the Siege; but the French sustained by the Indians in their Interest, pursued him as far as Gingy and Mazulipatan, which they made themselves Masters of, and from thence continued their March towards Arcot, in Order to bring the Nabob to Terms of Peace; and they reckoned he would make up Matters with them on their own Conditions, rather than to go on with a War, which had already proved so expensive and ruinous to him.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Pondicherry Siege Nabob Of Golconda French Pursuit Gingy Capture Mazulipatan Capture Arcot March

What entities or persons were involved?

Nabob Of Golconda

Where did it happen?

Pondicherry

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Pondicherry

Event Date

October Last

Key Persons

Nabob Of Golconda

Outcome

siege raised; french captured gingy and mazulipatan; advancing on arcot to force peace terms; nabob's army dwindled away; war expensive and ruinous to nabob.

Event Details

The Town of Pondicherry, blockaded and besieged several months by the Nabob of Golconda with over fifty thousand men, got rid of the besiegers in October last. The Nabob, discouraged by his army dwindling to no purpose, raised the siege. The French, supported by Indians in their interest, pursued him to Gingy and Mazulipatan, which they mastered, and continued marching towards Arcot to bring the Nabob to terms of peace. They reckoned he would agree to their conditions rather than continue the expensive and ruinous war.