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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Chandannagar canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Chandannagar | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Chandannagar
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Second Carnatic War
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War
|
| tookPlaceOn | Hooghly River ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Siege of Chandannagar