write a history about chengam
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chengam is a municipality in tiruvallamlai district . as of 2011 Indian censes. chengam had a population of 54278
Answer:On 3rd September 1767, the combined forces of Mysore’s Hyder Ali and the Nizam of Hyderabad fought against the British East India Company at Chengam, in the present-day district of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. It resulted in a British victory. In this edition of This Day in History, you can read about this important event in modern Indian history for the IAS exam.
Battle of Chengam
The Battle of Chengam, also known as the Battle of Changama, was part of the First Anglo-Mysore War.
In May 1767, English army officer Colonel Joseph Smith found out that Hyder Ali and the Nizam of Hyderabad, Asaf Jah II had forged an alliance. Hyder Ali was to pay Rs. 18 lakhs to the Nizam for him to be able to pay off the Marathas who in turn would end their invasion of the southern regions, and the Nizam would recognise Hyder Ali’s son Tipu Sultan as the Nawab of the Carnatic after that territory had been annexed.
Despite the agreement, Mysore and Hyderabad did not show any mutual trust. Hyder Ali is said to have employed spies in the Nizam’s camp.
On 25th August 1767, the British troops were camped near Kaveripattinam. They were attacked by the combined forces of Hyder Ali and the Nizam. By 28th August, Kaveripattinam was taken by the Indian forces.
Colonel Smith’s men were marching towards Tiruvannamalai. On the 4th day of the march, i.e., 3rd September 1767, the Battle of Chengam took place in which the English forces were attacked by Hyder Ali’s forces along with the Hyderabad forces.
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