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The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the French, under the comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. This was the Third Carnatic War fought between the French and the British. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in southern India during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63). The French were then restricted to Pondichéry, where they surrendered on 16 January 1761.

The First Carnatic War (1746–1748) was the Indian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession and the first of a series of Carnatic Wars that established early British dominance on the east coast of the Indian subcontinent. In this conflict the British and French East India Companies vied with each other on land for control of their respective trading posts at Madras, Pondicherry, and Cuddalore, while naval forces of France and Britain engaged each other off the coast.

The news of Austrain succession was reached India in 1744. The first Carnatic War was the result of Austrain succession war that took place in 1740 between Austria and Purssia. English and French entered opposite sides in the war.

Duplex promised to handover Madras to Nawab Anwar-ud-din. When Duplex refused to restore the Madras to  Anwar-ud-din, the later sent an army against the French. The army of Nawab was defeated by the French in the battle of Adayar (st. Thomas), near Madras.

DUPLEIX, influential governor-general (1742–1754) of the French East India Company During his three decades in India, the Dupleix expanded the commercial, political, and military operations of the French East India Company, and his administration marked the apex of French colonial ambitions in India.

The French East India Company was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 to compete with the English (later British) and Dutch East India companies in the East Indies.

The Battle of Wandiwash between the French, under the comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. This was the Third Carnatic War fought between the French and the British. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in southern India during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63). The French were then restricted to Pondichéry, where they surrendered on 16 January 1761.

Duplex promised to handover Madras to Nawab Anwar-ud-din if the later allowed the french to conquer it. When Duplex refused to restore the Madras to  Anwar-ud-din, the later sent an army against the French. The army of Nawab was defeated by the French in the battle of Adayar (st. Thomas), near Madras.

Second Carnatic war took place between French and British without the permission of their mother countries. After the release of  Chanda Saheb  from Maratha captivity conflict started between Chanda Saheb and Anwar-ud-din for the Nawab ship of Carnatic.

Dupleix was Governor-General of French India. He made several voyages to the Americas and India. Following the battle of Madras, city of Madras surrendered to the French. In 1746, with the help of a French fleet, Dupleix seized Madras but failed to capture the neighbouring British fort of St. David.