Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Pondicherry: contested ground

The ground around Pondicherry was fought over 3 times between 1758 and 1783: 1 siege and 2 naval actions, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CuddaloreBattle of CuddaloreBattle of CuddaloreBattle of CuddaloreBengaluruTiruchirappalliSalemPuducherryTiruppurVelloreKanchipuramKumbakonam200 km11.750N, 79.750E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Cuddalore, 1758Siege of Cuddalore, 1783Battle of Cuddalore, 178317581783
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 April 1758Battle of CuddalorePondicherrySeven Years' War
7 June 1783Siege of CuddaloreCuddaloreSecond Anglo-Mysore War
20 June 1783Battle of CuddalorePondicherryAmerican Revolutionary War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.