Siege of Pondicherry (1748)

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The Siege of Pondicherry (1748) was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in India, in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held colonial stronghold of Pondicherry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Pondichéry (1748) ⓘ
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
combatant British forces ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
commander Charles Des Herbiers de la Ralière ⓘ
Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Joseph François Dupleix ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
conflictType colonial war engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
defensiveFeature fortified walls of Pondicherry ⓘ
endedBy onset of monsoon season ⓘ
endTime 1748-10-11 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession in the Indian theatre ⓘ
linked to: Second Carnatic War
historicalRegion Carnatic region ⓘ
location Coromandel Coast ⓘ
French India ⓘ
Pondicherry ⓘ
linked to: Puducherry
militaryOperationType amphibious operation ⓘ
notableFor failure of British forces to capture the French stronghold ⓘ
objective capture of Pondicherry from the French ⓘ
outcome British siege lifted ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in India ⓘ
First Carnatic War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Madras (1746) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
relatedTo British colonial expansion in India ⓘ
Carnatic Wars ⓘ
French colonial empire in India ⓘ
linked to: French India
result French victory ⓘ
significance consolidated French position in southern India ⓘ
demonstrated limits of British naval power against fortified French positions in India ⓘ
startTime 1748-08-06 ⓘ
strategicObjective control of trade on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ
theatre Indian subcontinent ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
used land siege works ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ

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Edward Boscawen → notableWork → Siege of Pondicherry (1748) ⓘ
Siege of Pondicherry (1748) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Pondichéry (1748) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Pondicherry (1748)
French Indian Ocean squadron → engagement → Siege of Pondicherry (1748) ⓘ