Seven Years' War in India

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The Seven Years' War in India was the Indian theater of the global Seven Years' War (1756–1763), marked by intense Anglo-French rivalry and battles for dominance over key Indian territories and trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf theater of war
alsoKnownAs Third Carnatic War
conflictType Anglo-French wars
surface form: Anglo-French war

colonial war
consequence French loss of most territorial possessions in India
French retention of limited trading posts in India
foundation for British paramountcy in India
economicImpact shift of major European trade dominance in India to Britain
endTime 1763
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedParty Hyder Ali (later phase of regional conflicts)
Nawab of Bengal
various Indian rulers in the Carnatic
involvedTerritory Bengal
Carnatic region of India
surface form: Carnatic region

Chandannagar
Coromandel Coast
Madras, India
surface form: Madras

Puducherry
surface form: Pondicherry
keyCommander Charles Joseph Patissier, Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau
Robert Clive
Sir Eyre Coote
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally
location India
mainBelligerent British East India Company
French East India Company
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
opponent various Indian states
partOf Seven Years' War
politicalImpact weakening of Indian regional powers aligned with France
primaryCause competition for control of Indian trade
struggle for territorial dominance in India
relatedConflict Anglo-French rivalry in India
surface form: Anglo-French wars in India

First Carnatic War
Second Carnatic War
result British victory
decline of French political influence in India
expansion of British territorial control in India
strengthening of British East India Company power
significantBattle Battle of Chandannagar
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Wandiwash
Siege of Madras
surface form: Siege of Madras (1758–1759)

Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761)
startTime 1756
theaterOf Anglo-French rivalry in India
treaty Treaty of Paris (1763)

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First Anglo-Mysore War precededBy Seven Years' War in India
British East India Company forces engagedIn Seven Years' War in India
Anglo-French rivalry in India hasPart Seven Years' War in India
Battle of Cuddalore (1758) theatre Seven Years' War in India
this entity surface form: Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War
Battle of Pondicherry (1759) theatre Seven Years' War in India
this entity surface form: Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War
Battle of Wandiwash theatre Seven Years' War in India
this entity surface form: Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War