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The Third Carnatic War spread beyond southern India and into Bengal where British forces captured the French settlement of Chandernagore in 1757. However, the war was decided in the south, where the British successfully defended Madras , and Sir Eyre Coote decisively defeated the French, commanded by the Comte de Lally at the Battle of ...
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805), pretender Baji Rao II, son van Raghunath Rao, triumphed with British help and became peshwa, but had to surrender much power and territory to the British Third Anglo-Maratha War , also Pindari War (1816–1819), peshwa Baji Rao II revolted against the British in vain; the Maratha Empire was annexed
The siege of Arcot (23 September – 14 November 1751) took place at Arcot, India between forces of the British East India Company led by Robert Clive allied with Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah and forces of Nawab of the Carnatic, Chanda Sahib, allied with the French East India Company. It was part of the Second Carnatic War. [1]
The Battle of Ambur (3 August 1749) was the first major battle of the Second Carnatic War. [1]The battle was initiated by Muzaffar Jung and supported by Joseph François Dupleix and led by Chanda Sahib, who sought to overthrow Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, the Nawab of the Carnatic, for supporting Nasir Jung's claim to be Nizam of Hyderabad.
At first, the French and Indians fought back furiously and tried to make a stand three times, but they were relentlessly pushed back. The Marathas forced them back on their left flank, and succeeded in capturing Raza Sahib's war chest of 100,000 rupees; the Maratha attacks continued to the night, when Clive's forces finally broke off the assault.
The siege of Bednore was a battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.The British had captured Bednore (modern day Nagara) and other strongholds in the Malabar coast from Mysore in early 1783, while the Mysore leader, Tipu Sultan, was leading his army on campaign in the Carnatic.
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) Sikh Empire East India Company Patiala: Company victory: Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849) Sikh Empire East India Company: Company victory. Dissolution of the Sikh Empire; Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852) East India Company: Burmese Empire: Company victory. Succession of Pagan Min by Mindon Min in Burma ...
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) France Great Britain: 1779 1783 Anglo-Spanish War Part of the American Revolutionary War: Spain Great Britain: 1779 1781 First Xhosa War: Dutch Cape Colony: Xhosa tribesmen: 1780 1784 Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Part of the American Revolutionary War Great Britain Dutch Republic France: 1780 1784 Second Anglo-Mysore ...