HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
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Trichinopoly
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Arcot
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Wandiwash
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Pondicherry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The French were defeated in the battle of Wandiwash during the third Carnatic war . Count de Lally was the French General at that time and Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote was the British general. It took place in 1757 – 1763 in Carnatic, South India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Naval supremacy, enormous resources at disposal due to huge revenue collection, control over the main provinces like madras, Bombay etc. gave edge to the British who swiftly defeated the French in Carnatic wars.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Wandiwash, (Jan. 22, 1760), in the history of India, a confrontation between the French, under the comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote.
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