Vandavasi or Wandiwash is a city in Tamil Nadu state of India. It is located west of Chennai in Tiruvanamalai District. Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is a city on the east coast of southern India. ...

Vandavasi was the scene of a decisive battle in the eighteenth-century war between France and Britain for control of India. On January 22, 1760, a British force led by Eyre Coote defeated a French force led by General Lally. The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK) the island of Great Britain, which consists of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales sometimes the Roman province called Britain or Britannia The word British generally means belonging to or associated with Britain in one of the... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 9 - Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat. ... Sir Eyre Coote (1726 - April 28, 1783), was a British soldier. ... Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...