Siege of Pondicherry (1748)
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The Siege of Pondicherry (1748) was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in India, in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held colonial stronghold of Pondicherry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Pondicherry (1748) canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Pondichéry (1748) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2525527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Pondicherry (1748) Context triple: [Edward Boscawen, notableWork, Siege of Pondicherry (1748)]
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A.
Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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B.
Siege of Arcot (1780)
The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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C.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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D.
Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)
The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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E.
Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Pondicherry (1748) Target entity description: The Siege of Pondicherry (1748) was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in India, in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held colonial stronghold of Pondicherry.
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A.
Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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B.
Siege of Arcot (1780)
The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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C.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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D.
Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)
The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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E.
Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Pondicherry (1748)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Pondichéry (1748)
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ |
| combatant |
British forces
ⓘ
French forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Des Herbiers de la Ralière
ⓘ
Edward Boscawen ⓘ Joseph François Dupleix ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature | fortified walls of Pondicherry ⓘ |
| endedBy | onset of monsoon season ⓘ |
| endTime | 1748-10-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
|
| hasCause |
Anglo-French rivalry in India
ⓘ
Second Carnatic War ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Austrian Succession in the Indian theatre
|
| historicalRegion |
Carnatic region of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnatic region
|
| location |
Coromandel Coast
ⓘ
French India ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
|
| militaryOperationType | amphibious operation ⓘ |
| notableFor | failure of British forces to capture the French stronghold ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Pondicherry from the French ⓘ |
| outcome | British siege lifted ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-French rivalry in India
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-French conflicts in India
First Carnatic War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Madras
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Madras (1746)
|
| relatedTo |
British colonial expansion in India
ⓘ
Carnatic Wars ⓘ French India ⓘ
surface form:
French colonial empire in India
|
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated French position in southern India
ⓘ
demonstrated limits of British naval power against fortified French positions in India ⓘ |
| startTime | 1748-08-06 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of trade on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| theatre | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| used |
land siege works
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Siege of Pondicherry (1748) Description of subject: The Siege of Pondicherry (1748) was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in India, in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held colonial stronghold of Pondicherry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siege of Pondichéry (1748)