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Rivalry between British and French trading interests on the Coromandel coast were generally peaceful until the outbreak of the War of Austrian Succession. The British captured some French ships, the French captured [[Madras]] and the British besieged [[Pondicherry]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Aix-la-Chapelle_(1748) Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle] ended the war in Europe and Madras was returned to the British.
Rivalry between British and French trading interests on the Coromandel coast were generally peaceful until the outbreak of the War of Austrian Succession. The British captured some French ships, the French captured [[Madras]] and the British besieged [[Pondicherry]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Aix-la-Chapelle_(1748) Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle] ended the war in Europe and Madras was returned to the British.
==Related articles ==
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
{|
|[[Occupation of Kandahar]]
|25 April 1839
|-
|[[Storming of Ghazni]]
|23 July 1839
|-
|[[Wade's Expedition to Kabul]]
|27 July-3 September 1839
|-
|[[Battle of Kalat 1839|Battle of Kalat]]
|13 November 1839
|-
|[[Battle of Bameean]]
|18 September 1840
|-
|[[Battle of Purwandurrah]]
|2 November 1840
|}
== Biographies ==
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>

Revision as of 08:14, 7 May 2010

Summary

1st Carnatic War
1746-48
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
Location: Carnatic Region South India
Combatants:
East India Company French
Result: Return to status quo ante bellum
Medals:
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Category: 1st Carnatic War
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1st Carnatic War 1746-48
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Rivalry between British and French trading interests on the Coromandel coast were generally peaceful until the outbreak of the War of Austrian Succession. The British captured some French ships, the French captured Madras and the British besieged Pondicherry. The Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ended the war in Europe and Madras was returned to the British.

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles

Occupation of Kandahar 25 April 1839
Storming of Ghazni 23 July 1839
Wade's Expedition to Kabul 27 July-3 September 1839
Battle of Kalat 13 November 1839
Battle of Bameean 18 September 1840
Battle of Purwandurrah 2 November 1840

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Edward Boscawen (1711-1761)
Chanda Sahib (??-1752)
Joseph Francis Dupleix (1697-1764)
Bertrand de La Bourdonnais (1699-1753)
Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775)

External Links

1st Carnatic War 1744-48 Wikipedia
Carnatic Wars Heritage History

Historical Books on-line

An Account of the War in India: between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel by Richard Owen Cambridge 1761