Seven Years' War in India

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The Seven Years' War in India was the Indian theater of the global Seven Years' War (1756–1763), marked by intense Anglo-French rivalry and battles for dominance over key Indian territories and trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf theater of war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Carnatic War ⓘ
conflictType Anglo-French war ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-French wars

colonial war ⓘ
consequence French loss of most territorial possessions in India ⓘ
French retention of limited trading posts in India ⓘ
foundation for British paramountcy in India ⓘ
economicImpact shift of major European trade dominance in India to Britain ⓘ
endTime 1763 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involvedParty Hyder Ali (later phase of regional conflicts) ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
various Indian rulers in the Carnatic ⓘ
involvedTerritory Bengal ⓘ
Carnatic region ⓘ
Chandannagar ⓘ
Coromandel Coast ⓘ
Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras, India

Pondicherry ⓘ
linked to: Puducherry
keyCommander Charles Joseph Patissier, Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ
Sir Eyre Coote ⓘ
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally ⓘ
location India ⓘ
mainBelligerent British East India Company ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
opponent various Indian states ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
politicalImpact weakening of Indian regional powers aligned with France ⓘ
primaryCause competition for control of Indian trade ⓘ
struggle for territorial dominance in India ⓘ
relatedConflict Anglo-French wars in India ⓘ
First Carnatic War ⓘ
Second Carnatic War ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
decline of French political influence in India ⓘ
expansion of British territorial control in India ⓘ
strengthening of British East India Company power ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Chandannagar ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ
Battle of Wandiwash ⓘ
Siege of Madras (1758–1759) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras

Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) ⓘ
startTime 1756 ⓘ
theaterOf Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ

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First Anglo-Mysore War → precededBy → Seven Years' War in India ⓘ
British East India Company forces → engagedIn → Seven Years' War in India ⓘ
Anglo-French rivalry in India → hasPart → Seven Years' War in India ⓘ
Battle of Cuddalore (1758) → theatre → Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War in India
Battle of Pondicherry (1759) → theatre → Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War in India
Battle of Wandiwash → theatre → Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War in India
Indian subcontinent campaigns → hasPart → Seven Years' War in India ⓘ
Battle of Chinsurah → theatreOfWar → Bengal theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War in India
Battle of Chinsurah → associatedWith → Seven Years' War in India ⓘ
Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) → theatre → Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War in India
Battle of Negapatam (1758) → theatre → Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War in India