Battle of Adyar 1746: How French Humiliated strong Arcot army
On a swampy October morning, a tiny force of European soldiers and Indian sepoys changed…
Explore key moments from Tamil Nadu’s colonial and modern periods, covering forts, kingdoms, and resistance movements. This category highlights historical transitions under European influence, local rulers, and evolving political systems through well-documented events and figures that shaped the region’s recent past.
On a swampy October morning, a tiny force of European soldiers and Indian sepoys changed…
In September 1767, the sacred city of Tiruvannamalai became the crucible of the First Anglo-Mysore…
The Battle of Wandiwash was the forgotten hammer blow that shattered French India. On January…
Long before modern Chennai existed, a grant from this fort’s Nayak rulers built it. In…
Built in 1687 by the Ramnad king, Thirumayam Fort witnessed the capture of Kattabomman's brother…
Following the death of the Nizam of Hyderabad, a brutal power struggle erupted in Southern…
The First Carnatic War (1746-48) was more than a distant echo of European conflict; it…
Twenty-six years before the famous 1806 Vellore Mutiny, two battalions of the Madras Native Infantry…