Muzaffar, after paying a visit to Pondicherry, remained in the camp with his army, twenty miles distant from that place.

Chunda Sahib remained, as the guest of Dupleix, at Pondicherry.
"On the receipt of the news of the battle of Ambur, Mr.Floyer, who is governor at Fort Saint David, sent at once to Chunda Sahib to acknowledge him as nawab; which, in the opinion of everyone here, was a very foolish step.

Muhammud Ali had fled to Trichinopoli, and sent word to Mr.Floyer that he could hold the place, and even reconquer the Carnatic, if the English would assist him.

I know that Admiral Boscawen, who was with the fleet at Fort Saint David, urged Mr.Floyer to do so, as it was clear that Chunda Sahib would be a mere tool in the hands of the French.
"When Chunda Sahib delayed week after week at Pondicherry, Mr.Floyer began to hesitate, but he could not make up his mind, and Admiral Boscawen, who had received orders to return home, could no longer act in contravention to them, and was obliged to sail.
"The instant the fleet had left, and we remained virtually defenceless, Chunda Sahib, supplied with troops and money by Dupleix, marched out from Pondicherry and joined Muzaffar Jung, with the avowed intention of marching upon Trichinopoli.

Had he done this at once, he must have taken the place, and it was a question of weeks and days only of our being turned altogether out of Southern India.