The EIC's Forgotten Fortress: St. George and the Siege of Madras

When the French seized Madras in 1746, the East India Company lost its most valuable Indian possession — and got it back not by force, but by treaty. This episode walks through the Siege of Madras, the role of Fort St. George, the leadership of Governor Nicholas Morse, and the decisive intervention of the Royal Navy under Admiral Edward Boscawen. We explore how the First Carnatic War exposed the vulnerability of Company settlements, the fraught relationship between the British and the Nawab of Arcot, Anwar-ud-Din Khan, and how the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle restored Madras in 1748. The episode also touches on the legendary figure of Robert Clive, who was taken prisoner at Madras and later escaped to become a key player in the Company's military rise. A story of imperial fragility, diplomatic bargaining, and the early sparks of Anglo-French rivalry in India. #SiegeOfMadras #FortStGeorge #NicholasMorse #EdwardBoscawen #AnwarUdDinKhan #NawabOfArcot #FirstCarnaticWar #RobertClive #EastIndiaCompany #FrenchEastIndiaCompany #MahéDeLaBourdonnais #TreatyOfAixLaChapelle #Madras #Chennai #BritishIndia #AngloFrenchRivalry #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo