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Masulipatam. Taken by Storm on the Night of the 7th of April 1759, by the English Troops under the Command of Lt. Col. Forde. [Machilipatnam]
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Rare c.18th map of Masulipatam, present day Machilipatnam. The Siege of Masulipatam, also known as the Battle of Masulipatam, took place from August 1756 to February 1757 during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) between the British East India Company and … Read Full Description
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Masulipatam. Taken by Storm on the Night of the 7th of April 1759, by the English Troops under the Command of Lt. Col. Forde. [Machilipatnam]
Date:
C1763-1778
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In good condition, with folds as issued.
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Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
198mm
x 157mm
Paper Size:
268mm
x 200mm
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1763-1778
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Rare c.18th map of Masulipatam, present day Machilipatnam.
The Siege of Masulipatam, also known as the Battle of Masulipatam, took place from August 1756 to February 1757 during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) between the British East India Company and the French East India Company.
Masulipatam was a port town located on the Coromandel Coast of India, and the British East India Company sought to take control of it from the French. The British, led by Colonel Forde, besieged the town and the French garrison inside. The French commander, Governor de Leyrit, had only a small number of troops and was unable to defend the town effectively. The British eventually breached the town’s walls and captured the fort in February 1757, after a six-month siege. The French commander and his troops were taken prisoner. The British East India Company took control of Masulipatam and gained an important stronghold on the eastern coast of India. The Siege of Masulipatam was a significant victory for the British in India and marked the beginning of their dominance over the French in the region. The British East India Company’s victory at Masulipatam paved the way for their eventual conquest of the entire Indian subcontinent.
This is the early edition of this map which was later reprinted by Athenaeum Press, 1861/1862
From: Orme, Robert [1728-1801]. A History Of The Military Transactions Of The British Nation In Indostan, From The Year MDCCXLV. To Which Is Prefixed A Dissertation On The Establishments Made By Mahomedan Conquerors In Indostan.Â
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National Library Australia: Bib ID 4729085
Sir John Call (1732 - 1801)
Call was first baronet, of Whiteford, Cornwall and an military engineer in India. When about seventeen he was recommended to the notice of Benjamin Robins, the celebrated mathematician, who at that time received the appointment of chief-engineer and captain-general of artillery in the East India Company's settlements. Robins left England in 1749, and arrived at Fort William in July 1750, bringing with him eight young writers, one of whom was Call, who acted as his secretary. Robins having died in July 1751, and war having commenced with the powers on the coast of Coromandel, Call, who was appointed a writer on the Madras establishment that year, was employed in the capacity of engineer to carry on the erection of the defensive works at Fort St. David. In the beginning of 1752 he accompanied Captain (afterwards Lord) Clive on an expedition against the French, who had possessed themselves of the province of Arcot, and were plundering up to the very gates of Madras. After the great successes achieved by Clive, the army marched back to Fort St. David, where Call received the appointment of engineer-in-chief before he had attained his twentieth year. He retained that situation until 1757, when he was appointed chief-engineer at Madras, and soon after of all the Coromandel coast. During the greater part of the war against Hyder Ali in 1767–8 Call was with the army in the Mysore. In 1768 he was appointed a member of the governor's council, and soon after was advanced by the East India Company, in recognition of his general services, from the fourth to the third seat in council. He was strongly recommended by Clive to succeed to the government of Madras on the first opportunity, but having received news of his father's death, he determined to return home, although strongly urged by Clive to remain.
