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3rd Carnatic War

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== Summary ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Suraj ud Dowlah], Nawab of Bengal sought to drive the British out by capturing [[Calcutta]]. [[Robert Clive]] won a series of victories ending in the defeat of the Nawab at Plassey. Meanwhile the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War Seven Years War] had broken out which caused renewed hostilities between the French and British in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_region#Sub-divisions_of_Carnatic Carnatic]. The British under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Coote_(East_India_Company_officer) [Eyre Coote]] finally defeated the French. War broke out again in Bengal after a conspiracy by the Dutch but the British eventually prevailed with a final victory at Buxar. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763) Treaty of Paris] effectively ended French ambitions in India.
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