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Battle of Wandiwash

1760 battle of the Seven Years' War in India

Summary

1760 battle of the Seven Years' War in India

Field	Value
conflict	Battle of Wandiwash
image	Bataille de Vandavachy - gagnée par les Anglais sur les Français le 22 janvier 1760 - communiqué par d'Estaing - btv1b532541002.jpg
caption	French map of the battle
partof	Seven Years' War
date	22 January 1760
place	Vandavasi, Tamil Nadu, India
coordinates
map_type	Tamil Nadu#India
map_relief	yes
map_caption	Location within Tamil Nadu
map_label	Wandiwash
result	British victory
combatant1	Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company
combatant2	Drapeau du régiment de la Compagnie des Indes en 1756.png French Indies Company
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire
commander1	Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg Sir Eyre Coote
commander2	Drapeau du régiment de la Compagnie des Indes en 1756.png Comte de Lally
strength1	1,900 European infantry
2,100 Indian sepoys
80 European cavalry
250 Indian cavalry
26 guns
strength2	2,250 European infantry
1,300 Indian sepoys
300 European cavalry
3,000 Maratha infantry
16 guns
casualties1	192 killed or wounded
casualties2	600–800 killed, wounded or captured
campaignbox

Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire 2,100 Indian sepoys 80 European cavalry 250 Indian cavalry 26 guns 1,300 Indian sepoys 300 European cavalry 3,000 Maratha infantry 16 guns

The Battle of Wandiwash was a battle in India between the French and the British in 1760. The battle was part of the Third Carnatic War fought between the French and British colonial empires, which itself was a part of the global Seven Years' War. It took place at Vandavasi (Wandiwash being the Anglicised pronunciation) in Tamil Nadu. Having made substantial gains in Bengal and Hyderabad, the British, after collecting a large amount of revenue, were fully equipped to face the French in Wandiwash, whom they defeated.

Order of battle

According to the 19th century book Annals of the Wars of the Eighteenth Century by Author Eduard Cust, the French Army consisted of 300 European Cavalry, 2,250 European infantry, 1,300 sepoys (Indian soldiers), 3,000 Marathas and 16 pieces of artillery while the British deployed about 80 European Horses, 250 Native horses, 1,900 European Infantry, 2,100 sepoys and 26 pieces of artillery.

Battle

The French, commanded by the Comte de Lally, were burdened by a lack of naval support and funds, and therefore attempted to regain the fort of Vandavasi, now in Tamil Nadu. While attempting to do so, they were attacked by British forces commanded by Sir Eyre Coote, and in the ensuing battle, the French were decisively defeated.

Aftermath

Political situation in India at the end of the Seven Years' War

The Battle of Wandiwash resulted in the British capture of Chetpattu (Chetpet), Tirunomalai (Thiruvannaamalai), Tindivanam and Perumukkal. As a consequence of the engagement, the French in South India, under the command of general Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau, were then restricted to Pondichéry, where they surrendered on 22 January 1761 after defending pondicherry for eight months. The collapse of the French position in India was one of the events that compelled France to sign the Treaty of Paris, reducing the French to little more than traders in India, and effectively ending further French imperial ambitions in that country. Britain, on the other hand, established its supremacy in India over other European powers after this battle.

References

https://www.historynet.com/seven-years-war-battle-of-wandiwash/
link. (11 July 2011, retrieved 30 September 2008)
Eduard Cust (1862). "Annals of the wars of the eighteenth century, compiled from the most authentic histories of the period , Volume 3".
Mullen, Jr., Thomas J.. (2006-08-21). "Seven Years' War: Battle of Wandiwash".
John Henry Garstin, Lawrence Asylum Press (1878). (1878). "Manual of the South Arcot district". Madras.
Ramakrishnan, T.. (2022-12-22). "The famous Battle of Wandiwash 'which gave India' to the British". The Hindu.

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