Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally

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Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally was an 18th-century French general best known for leading French forces in India during the Seven Years' War and ultimately suffering defeat against the British.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French general
human
nobleman
allegiance Kingdom of France
appointed commander of French forces in India
appointedBy Louis XV of France NERFINISHED
arrivalYearInIndia 1758
arrivedIn India NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Wandiwash NERFINISHED
besieged Madras NERFINISHED
birthCountry Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
birthDate 1702-01-13
birthPlace Dauphiné NERFINISHED
Romans-sur-Isère NERFINISHED
capturedBy British forces in India
chargedWith mismanagement of the war in India
treason
commanded French forces in the Carnatic
conflict Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
convictedBy Parlement of Paris NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
deathCountry Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathDate 1766-05-09
deathPlace Paris
defeatedAt Battle of Wandiwash NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Irish
familyName Lally-Tollendal NERFINISHED
fatherOf Trophime-Gérard de Lally-Tollendal NERFINISHED
fullName Thomas Arthur de Lally-Tollendal NERFINISHED
givenName Thomas Arthur NERFINISHED
language French
mannerOfDeath execution by beheading
memberOf Irish Brigade in the French Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank lieutenant general
nobleTitle comte de Lally NERFINISHED
notableFor commanding French forces in India during the Seven Years' War
defeat by the British in India
opponent British East India Company NERFINISHED
Robert Clive NERFINISHED
placeOfExecution Paris NERFINISHED
posthumousEvent judgment annulled by the French crown
reputation partially rehabilitated
posthumousRehabilitationYear 1778
religion Roman Catholicism
returnedTo France NERFINISHED
returnedToFranceAs prisoner
sentence death
servedUnder Louis XV of France NERFINISHED
siege Siege of Madras (1758–1759) NERFINISHED
surrenderedAt Pondicherry NERFINISHED
theatreOfWar Europe NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
trialLocation Paris NERFINISHED
yearOfAppointmentToIndiaCommand 1756
yearOfBattleOfWandiwash 1760
yearOfSurrenderAtPondicherry 1761

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Seven Years' War in India keyCommander Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally
Third Carnatic War commandedBySide Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally
this entity surface form: French: Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally
Third Carnatic War notableCommander Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally