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'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
 
== Biographies ==
 
== Biographies ==
 
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
 
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>

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Siege of Pondicherry 1761
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 13 January 1761
Location: Pondicherry,Puducherry Union Territory
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.845116°N 79.875241°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company French
Commanders
Lt Gen Sir Eyre Coote Comte de Lally
Strength
Casualties

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
Comte de Lally (1700-66)

External Link

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Seven Years War www.historyofwar.org
The Siege of Pondicherry www.historyofwar.org
Capture of Pondicherry Google Books -