1st Carnatic War
| 1st Carnatic War | |
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| 1746-48 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Carnatic Region South India | |
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| East India Company | French |
| Result: Return to status quo ante bellum | |
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The 1st Carnatic War was the reflection, on the Indian subcontinent, of the hostilities between the British and the French during the War of Austrian Succession in Europe.
Summary
Rivalry between British and French trading interests on the Coromandel coast was 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. From then on the British and French were strong political powers in India.
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
| Fort St David | 1746-48 |
| Battle of Negapatam | 25 June 1746 |
| Loss of Fort St George | 6-10 September 1746 |
| Battle of St Thomé | 6 November 1746 |
| Battle of the Governor's House | 9 December 1746 |
| Siege of Pondicherry | 8 August-17 October 1748 |
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Edward Boscawen (1711-1761)
Chanda Sahib (??-1752)
Robert Clive (1725-1774)
Joseph Francis Dupleix (1697-1764)
Bertrand de La Bourdonnais (1699-1753)
Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775)
Nicholas Morse (1700-1772)
External Links
1st Carnatic War 1744-48 Wikipedia
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
Second Carnatic War (1749-54) - Summary Google Books
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 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 The War of Coromandel to 1752 commences page 35. 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).
