Siege of Madras

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battle of the Seven Years' War event in Indian history military siege

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Siege of Madras (1746)	2
Siege of Madras (1758–1759)	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Seven Years' War ⓘ event in Indian history ⓘ military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Fort St. George NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ French East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Eyre Coote NERFINISHED ⓘ George Pigot NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ Third Carnatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defensiveAction	sorties by British garrison ⓘ
endTime	1759-02-17 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Wandiwash NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort St. George NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaign to expel the British from the Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Plassey NERFINISHED ⓘ
reinforcement	British naval support off Madras ⓘ
relatedTo	European wars in India NERFINISHED ⓘ French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ mid-18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cuddalore (1758) → relatedTo → Siege of Madras ⓘ

Battle of Pondicherry (1759) → relatedTo → Siege of Madras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Madras (1758–1759)

Seven Years' War in India → significantBattle → Siege of Madras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Madras (1758–1759)

Siege of Pondicherry (1748) → precededBy → Siege of Madras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Madras (1746)

First Carnatic War → majorBattle → Siege of Madras ⓘ

Battle of St. Thomé → relatedTo → Siege of Madras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Madras (1746)

Battle of Wandiwash → precededBy → Siege of Madras ⓘ