Muhammed Yusuf Khan initially succeeded and became the Nawab, forcing Muhammed Ali to escape to the rock-fort in Tiruchirapalli. Chanda Sahib followed and with the help of the French, besieged Trichy. Muhammed Ali and the English force supporting him were in a grim position. Ensign Robert Clive, (who had earlier joined the East India Company as a writer) with a small English force of 300 soldiers made a diversionary attack on Arcot to draw away Chanda Sahib's army from Trichy. Chanda Sahib dispatched a 10,000 strong force under his son Raza Sahib to retake Arcot. Raza Sahib was aided by the Nellore Army
Mahershala Ali full first name was "a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood", although he had never been pressured by managers or agents to change it. What persuaded him to use a shorter version of his first name was being told that his full name was too long to fit on the poster for "The Place Beyond the Pines", and not liking the alternative of "M. Ali" appearing on the poster, Ali changed it. He elaborated in an interview to "Vanity Fair" in October 2016: "I think if you have any desire to be a leading man or to