Battle of Chandannagar

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The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Siege of Chandannagar
belligerent British East India Company
French East India Company
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
combatant British land forces
British naval forces
French garrison at Chandannagar
conflict Seven Years' War
consequence French loss of a major trading post in Bengal
strengthening of British East India Company position in Bengal
countryAtTime Mughal Bengal
date 1757
era 18th century
followedBy Battle of Plassey
historicalContext European colonial rivalry in India
historicalPeriod colonial India
involved artillery fire on river fortifications
naval bombardment
siege operations
location Bengal
Chandannagar
India
outcome capture of Chandannagar by the British
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in India
Seven Years' War
placeType riverine engagement
precededBy early British–French clashes in Bengal
region Bengal Subah
relatedTo Battle of Plassey
British conquest of Bengal
result British victory
significance contributed to British control in eastern India during the Seven Years' War
helped secure British dominance in Bengal
weakened French influence in Bengal
strategicObjective eliminate French base in Bengal
secure British trade interests in Bengal
target French-held settlement of Chandannagar
theatre Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War
tookPlaceOn Hooghly River
year 1757

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Chandannagar ("Siege of Chandannagar")
alsoKnownAs
Robert Clive
battle

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