Battle of Ambur
| Battle of Ambur | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second Carnatic War | |||||||||
 Engraving depicting the death of the Nawab of the Carnatic at Ambur |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Nawab of Arcot |
 French East India CompanyChanda Sahib Muzaffar Jung |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan |
Joseph François Dupleix De Bussy Chanda Sahib Muzaffar Jung Raza Sahib |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 total 100 war elephants |
36,000 total 400 Frenchmen |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 4,000 | 1,500 | ||||||||
The Battle of Ambur (3 August 1749) was the first major battle of the Second Carnatic War.
The battle was initiated by Muzaffar Jung and supported by Joseph François Dupleix and led by Chanda Sahib, who sought to overthrow Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, the Nawab of the Carnatic, for supporting Nasir Jung's claim to be Nizam of Hyderabad. French forces were decisive in giving the allies victory; Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan was killed in the battle and Chanda Sahib seized control of the Carnatic.
Since the beginning of the Second Carnatic War Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, the Nawab of the Carnatic, had warned the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah of an irreversible power struggle in the Carnatic and how he wanted his interests to be legitimized by Nizam-ul-Mulk, the Nizam of Hyderabad who had nominated him in the first place.
Nizam-ul-Mulk died in 1748 and was succeeded as Nizam by his grandson Muzaffar Jung. This decision was confirmed by the Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur but rejected by Nasir Jung, Nizam-ul-Mulk's son, who captured the city of Hyderabad after a coup.
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