[1] Despite the victory, the Carnatic region remained highly contested in the ongoing struggle for hegemony between the British and the French.

On the other hand, Clive's forces had been supplemented by the Marathas under Morari Rao, who had been convinced that the price offered for their participation was high enough.

[2] Clive drew his men up in a defensive position on a small hill behind flooded rice fields with only a narrow causeway for access.

Puzzled by the maneuver, French commanders assumed that Clive had ordered reinforcements to capture their exposed guns on the causeway.

Raza Sahib ordered part of his force away from the left flank to secure them, which the Marathas immediately exploited by launching a successful attack on the French and Indian cavalry and driving them back.