Battle of Golden Rock

Battle of Golden Rock
Part of Second Carnatic War
Date26 June 1753
LocationTrichinopoly
Result British victory
Belligerents
British East India Company French East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Stringer Lawrence Hyder Ali

The Battle of Golden Rock was fought between forces of the British and French East India Companies on June 26, 1753, during the Second Carnatic War. French troops, assisted by Mysorean troops led by Hyder Ali, assaulted a British outpost near Trichinopoly, drawing the main British force defending Trichinopoly. The British, commanded by Stringer Lawrence, were victorious.

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