Battle of Wandiwash

Battle of Wandiwash
Part of Seven Years' War

The Vandavasi fort.
Date22 January 1760
Location
Vandavasi, Tamil Nadu, India
12°30′00″N 79°37′12″E / 12.5000°N 79.6200°E / 12.5000; 79.6200
Result British victory
Belligerents
British East India Company French East India Company
Maratha Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sir Eyre Coote Comte de Lally
Strength
1,900 European infantry
2,100 Indian sepoys
80 European cavalry
250 Indian cavalry
26 guns
2,250 European infantry
1,300 Indian sepoys
300 European cavalry
3,000 Marathi infantry
16 guns
Wandiwash is located in Tamil Nadu
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Wandiwash is located in India
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Wandiwash (India)

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[1]) 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.

  1. ^ Heritage History – List of Battles Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 30 September 2008