3rd Carnatic War
| 3rd Carnatic War | |
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| 1756-63 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Carnatic Region South India | |
| Combatants: | |
| East India Company | French |
| Result: British victory | |
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| Category: 3rd Carnatic War | |
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Summary
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 Seven Years War had broken out which caused renewed hostilities between the French and British in the Carnatic. The British under 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 Treaty of Paris effectively ended French ambitions in India.
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
| Loss of Calcutta | 20 June 1756 |
| Battle of Calcutta | 2 January 1757 |
| Battle of Hughli | 11 January 1757 |
| Battle of Chitpur | 5 February 1757 |
| Siege of Chandernagore | 23 March 1757 |
| Action at Trichinopoly | 12-25 May 1757 |
| Battle of Plassey | 23 June 1757 |
| Loss of Cuddalore | 4 May 1758 |
| Loss of Fort St David | 2 June 1758 |
| Battle of Condore | 9 December 1758 |
| Siege of Madras | Dec 1758 - Feb 1759 |
| Battle of Masulipatnam | 6 March-7 April 1759 |
| Capture of Chinsura | 24 November 1759 |
| Battle of Biddera | 25 November 1759 |
| Battle of Wandiwash | 2-22 January 1760 |
| Capture of Pondicherry | 13 January 1761 |
| Capture of Vellore | 26 December 1761 |
| Patna Crisis | 1762-63 |
| Attack on Patna | 24 June 1763 |
| Battle of Manjee | 1 July 1763 |
| Battle of Cutwa | 19 July 1763 |
| Battle of Gheria | 2 August 1763 |
| Battle of Undwah Nala | 5 September 1763 |
| Battle of Buxar | 23 October 1764 |
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Thomas Adams (?-1764)
Marquis de Bussy (1718-1785)
John Caillaud (1724-1812)
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
Roger Drake
William Draper (1721-87)
Francis Forde (?-1770)
John Holwell (1711-98)
John Kilpatrick (?-1787)
Comte de Lally (1700-66)
Mir Jafar (1691-1765)
Mir Kasim (?-1777)
Hector Munro (1726-1805)
George Pocock (1706-1792)
Shuja-ud-Daulah (1731-75)
Joseph Smith (1733?-1790)
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)
Charles Watson (1714-57)
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
1758-61 War in the Carnatic Google Books
3rd Carnatic War 1756-63 Wikipedia
Anglo-India after Clive's departure Maps FCIT