Indian Ocean theatre of the Seven Years' War

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naval theatre theatre of war

The Indian Ocean theatre of the Seven Years' War was a major maritime front where European colonial powers, particularly Britain and France, contested naval supremacy and control of trade routes around India and the wider Indian Ocean region in the mid-18th century.

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Label	Occurrences
Indian Ocean theatre of the Seven Years' War canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naval theatre ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
affected	British colonial possessions in India ⓘ French colonial possessions in India ⓘ trade between Europe and Asia ⓘ
commandedBy	Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay NERFINISHED ⓘ George Pocock NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Cornish NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	maritime conflict ⓘ
endTime	1763 ⓘ
historicalContext	global conflict between European colonial powers ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involves	amphibious operations ⓘ blockades ⓘ convoy protection ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
locatedIn	Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Bengal ⓘ Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Mascarene Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ waters around the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Cuddalore (1758) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Manila (1762) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Negapatam (1758) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pondicherry (1759) NERFINISHED ⓘ British expedition against Mauritius and Bourbon (planned and related operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ
otherBelligerent	British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ French East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal successor states NERFINISHED ⓘ local Indian polities ⓘ
partOf	Seven Years' War ⓘ global naval operations of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Carnatic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Carnatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial rivalry between Britain and France in India ⓘ
result	British naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean ⓘ facilitation of British dominance in India ⓘ weakening of French maritime power in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
startTime	1756 ⓘ
strategicObjective	control of French and British colonial possessions in India ⓘ control of Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean ⓘ

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Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War → relatedTo → Indian Ocean theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ