French capture Fort St. David, India

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

Fort St. David protected the approach to Madras. Following this victory, the French besieged Madras, but their siege was eventually lifted by forces under Robert Clive.

26 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "French capture Fort St. David, India". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4184, accessed 19 March 2024.]

4184 French capture Fort St. David, India 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.