The ambition of controlling the trade and political power in India were the primary causes of the contest between the French and the English which resulted in three Carnatic wars.These wars lay the founding stone of Modern India which is very much part of UPSC mains GS paper 1
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- Facts about Third Anglo Carnatic war
- Course of Third Anglo carnatic war
- Effects of Third Anglo Carnatic war
FACTS OF THIRD ANGLO CARNATIC WAR
- Fought between: The French and the British
- People involved: Count de Lally (French General), British Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote
- When: 1758 – 1763
- Where: Carnatic, South India
COURSE OF THIRD ANGLO CARNATIC WAR
- The Seven Year’s War broke out in Europe and once again England and France were pitted against one another
- After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the British forces wrested Chandannagar (in Bengal) from the French
- The French, under Count de Lally, captured Fort St. George and attacked the English to acquire Madras
- But he was defeated by English forces under Sir Eyre Coote in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760.
- The French lost their Indian possessions including Pondicherry, Mahe, Gingee and Karaikal to the British
- The war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763
- As per the Treaty, Chandannagar and Pondicherry were returned to France but they were barred from fortifying them or having troops in them. They could only have trading activities
EFFECTS OF THIRD ANGLO CARNATIC WAR
- French hopes of building an empire in India were completely dashed
- This established Britain as the paramount European power in India. The path was clear for the establishment of a British colonial rule in India
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