The Battle of Adyar (also the Battle of Adyar River, 29 October 1746) was fought between a small force of the French East India Company, which had recently captured nearby Madras from the British, and a much larger army of Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, the Nawab of the Carnatic, who sought to take Madras from the French. Fought near the banks of the Adyar River, the French decisively defeated the larger Carnatic force, demonstrating the effectiveness of well-trained European forces in combatting poorly trained Indian troops.