Third Carnatic War

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The Third Carnatic War (1756–1763) was the final military conflict between the British and French East India Companies in southern India, decisively establishing British dominance in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Anglo-French War in India ⓘ
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
Hyder Ali of Mysore (later participant) ⓘ
linked to: Hyder Ali

Nawab of Arcot (ally of British) ⓘ
cause Anglo-French rivalry during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
competition for control of trade and territory in South India ⓘ
commandedBySide British: Sir Eyre Coote ⓘ
linked to: Sir Eyre Coote

French: Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally ⓘ
conflictBetween British East India Company ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
consequence British East India Company becomes dominant European power in India ⓘ
French military power in India effectively destroyed ⓘ
French presence in India largely restricted to trading enclaves ⓘ
decisiveBattle Battle of Wandiwash ⓘ
endedWithTreaty Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
endTime 1763 ⓘ
hasMainTheatre Coromandel Coast ⓘ
South India ⓘ
historicalContext European colonial rivalry in India ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in India ⓘ
impact paved way for British political supremacy in India ⓘ
keyBattle Battle of Wandiwash ⓘ
Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) ⓘ
locatedIn Carnatic region ⓘ
Southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India
militaryTechnology European-style infantry and artillery ⓘ
notableCommander Sir Eyre Coote ⓘ
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally ⓘ
opponent Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
partOf Carnatic Wars ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Second Carnatic War ⓘ
regionAffected Carnatic ⓘ
Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
relatedTo British conquest of India ⓘ
French colonial empire in India ⓘ
linked to: French India
result British victory ⓘ
decisive British dominance in southern India ⓘ
significantLocation Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras, India

Pondicherry ⓘ
linked to: Puducherry

Wandiwash ⓘ
startTime 1756 ⓘ
timePeriod mid-18th century ⓘ
typeOfConflict colonial war ⓘ
proxy theatre of a European great-power war ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carnatic Wars → hasPart → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic → conflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Second Carnatic War → relatedConflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Second Carnatic War → followedBy → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Anglo-French rivalry in India → hasPart → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Anglo-French rivalry in India → keyEvent → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Cuddalore (1758) → conflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Cuddalore (1758) → partOf → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Pondicherry (1759) → partOf → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah → conflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Seven Years' War in India → alsoKnownAs → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of St. Thomé → theatre → Indian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
linked to: Third Carnatic War
Battle of Ambur → theatre → Southern India theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
linked to: Third Carnatic War
Battle of Wandiwash → partOf → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Wandiwash → campaign → Carnatic campaigns of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Third Carnatic War
Carnatic → involvedIn → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Wallajah dynasty → associatedWithConflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Carnatic Nawabate → conflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Indian subcontinent campaigns → hasPart → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) → partOf → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Anglo-Indian wars → hasPart → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Siege of Madras → partOf → Carnatic theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Third Carnatic War
Siege of Madras → conflict → Third Carnatic War ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah → participantIn → Third Carnatic War ⓘ