Siege of Madras

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The Siege of Madras was a major French East India Company assault on the British-held city of Madras during the early stages of the Seven Years’ War in India, highlighting the intense colonial rivalry between France and Britain in the mid-18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
event in Indian history ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort St. George ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
belligerentSupport British regular troops ⓘ
British sepoy contingents ⓘ
French regular troops ⓘ
French sepoy contingents ⓘ
cause competition for control of trade in India ⓘ
imperial rivalry between France and Britain ⓘ
combatant British East India Company ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
commander Eyre Coote ⓘ
George Pigot ⓘ
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
Third Carnatic War ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defensiveAction sorties by British garrison ⓘ
endTime 1759-02-17 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Wandiwash ⓘ
historicalRegion Carnatic ⓘ
location Coromandel Coast ⓘ
Fort St. George ⓘ
Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras, India

Madras Presidency ⓘ
militaryTactic artillery bombardment ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
opposingForce British forces in India ⓘ
French forces in India ⓘ
outcome French siege lifted ⓘ
partOf Carnatic theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Third Carnatic War

French campaign to expel the British from the Coromandel Coast ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Plassey ⓘ
reinforcement British naval support off Madras ⓘ
relatedTo European wars in India ⓘ
French and Indian War ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance contributed to decline of French power in India ⓘ
demonstrated British resilience in southern India ⓘ
highlighted Anglo-French colonial rivalry in India ⓘ
startTime 1758-12-12 ⓘ
target British-held city of Madras ⓘ
Fortifications of Fort St. George ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
mid-18th century ⓘ

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Battle of Cuddalore (1758) → relatedTo → Siege of Madras ⓘ
Battle of Pondicherry (1759) → relatedTo → Siege of Madras (1758–1759) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
Seven Years' War in India → significantBattle → Siege of Madras (1758–1759) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
Siege of Pondicherry (1748) → precededBy → Siege of Madras (1746) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
First Carnatic War → majorBattle → Siege of Madras ⓘ
Battle of St. Thomé → relatedTo → Siege of Madras (1746) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
Battle of Wandiwash → precededBy → Siege of Madras ⓘ
Thomas Arthur Lally → notableBattle → Siege of Madras ⓘ
Siege of Madras → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort St. George ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally → siege → Siege of Madras (1758–1759) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras
French Indian Ocean squadron → engagement → Battle of Madras (1746) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Madras