Editing Robert Clive (section)

=====Battle of Condore=====
While busy with the civil administration, Clive continued to follow up his military success. He sent Major Coote in pursuit of the French almost as far as [[Benares]]. He dispatched Colonel Forde to [[Vizagapatam]] and the northern districts of Madras, where Forde won the [[Battle of Condore]] (1758), pronounced by Broome "one of the most brilliant actions on military record".{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}