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Name: Third Carnatic War

Type: Event

Start: 1761 AD

End: 1765 AD

Parent: Indian Theatre (Seven Years' War)

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The outbreak of the Seven Years' War in Europe in 1756 resulted in renewed conflict between French and British forces in India.

Chronology


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  • January 1761: British occupation of Pondichéry.
  • May 1765: French conquest of Yanaon.
  • June 1765: French conquest of Chandernagore.
  • April 1765: In 1765, Pondichéry was restored to France as part of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years' War. This territory was a French colony in India, and its return was negotiated by French diplomat Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis.
  • February 1761: Mahé, a French colony in India, fell to British forces led by Admiral George Pocock and Colonel William Draper on 17 Feb 1761 during the Seven Years' War. This marked the beginning of British military occupation in the region.
  • February 1765: Karikal was a French colonial territory in India. The territory was restored to French control on 18 Feb 1765 after being temporarily occupied by the British East India Company during the Seven Years' War. This event was significant in the history of French India and the colonial rivalry between France and Britain.
  • May 1765: French conquest of Mahé.

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