2nd Carnatic War
| 2nd Carnatic War | |
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| 1749-54 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Carnatic Region South India | |
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| East India Company | French |
| Result: British victory | |
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| Category: 2nd Carnatic War | |
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Summary
The French under Joseph-Francois Dupleix sought to increase their influence in the Carnatic by making alliances with native princes. They supported one claimant to succeed as Nizam of Hyderabad and the British countered by supporting another faction.
Robert Clive rose to prominence when he reversed the ailing British fortunes by attacking Arcot and won a series of victories. Following the Treaty of Pondicherry, Mohammad Ali became Nawab of Arcot and a powerful ally of the British. Dupleix retired to France in disgrace. The British gained supremacy in the Deccan at the expense of the French.
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
| Siege of Devikottai | 23 June 1749 |
| Battle of Amboor | 3 August 1749 |
| Siege of Trichinopoly | March 1751-April 1752 |
| Siege of Arcot | 23 Sept-14 Nov 1751 |
| Battle of Arnee | 3 December 1751 |
| Battle of Kaveripak | 23 February 1752 |
| Surrender at Srirangam | 13 June 1752 |
| Battle of Bahur | 6 September 1752 |
| Siege of Covelong | 10-13 September 1752 |
| Capture of Chingleput | 31 October 1752 |
| Second Siege of Trichinopoly | 3 January 1753 - 11 October 1754 |
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Chanda Sahib (??-1752)
Robert Clive (1725-1774)
John Dalton (1725-1811)
Joseph Dupleix (1697-1764)
Charles Robert Godeheu (??-??)
Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775)
Thomas Saunders (1712-1775)
External links
2nd Carnatic War 1748-54 Wikipedia
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
Second Carnatic War (1749-54) - Summary Google Books
Thomas Saunders ODNB
Maps
- Maps: Second and Third Carnatic Wars (1749-54; 1757-63). George III's collection of military maps, Royal Collection Trust.
Historical books online
- An Account of the War in India: between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel by Richard Owen Cambridge 1761. Google Books
- A history of the military transactions of the British nation in Indostan from the year 1745 Volume 1 by Robert Orme. Index. An 1861 reprint of the 4th edition 1803. First published 1763. Google Books
- Volume 3 A collection of maps and plans to accompany the History ... is available at the British Library. (The Google Books edition is not usable).
- Stringer Lawrence, the Father of the Indian Army by Colonel J Biddulph 1901 Archive.org.
- Memoir of Captain Dalton HEIC Defender of Trichinopoly by Charles Dalton 1886 archive.org