Siege of Arcot (1780)
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The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Arcot (1780) canonical | 1 |
| siege and fall of Arcot (1780) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Arcot (1780) Context triple: [Second Anglo-Mysore War, notableEvent, Siege of Arcot (1780)]
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Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic
The Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic was a major 18th-century military campaign in South India in which the Kingdom of Mysore sought to assert dominance over the Carnatic region, helping trigger the First Anglo-Mysore War between Mysore and the British East India Company.
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Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Arcot (1780) Target entity description: The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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A.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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B.
Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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C.
Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic
The Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic was a major 18th-century military campaign in South India in which the Kingdom of Mysore sought to assert dominance over the Carnatic region, helping trigger the First Anglo-Mysore War between Mysore and the British East India Company.
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D.
Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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E.
Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British East India Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
British forces in India
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Mysorean forces ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore forces
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| controlledPlace | Arcot fortress ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedAs | key military engagement of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Mysore operations in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| hasCause | Second Anglo-Mysore War hostilities ⓘ |
| involves |
fortress town of Arcot
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Arcot
ⓘ
Carnatic region ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Arcot fortress ⓘ |
| opponent | British garrison at Arcot ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Mysore Wars
ⓘ
British colonial expansion in India ⓘ Mysore-British rivalry in South India ⓘ |
| result | Mysore victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Mysore military strength
ⓘ
weakened British position in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| theatre |
Carnatic theatre of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| typeOfConflict | siege operation ⓘ |
| year | 1780 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Arcot (1780) Description of subject: The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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