Siege of Pondicherry (1760)
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Part of the Third Carnatic War | |||||||
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The Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) was a conflict in the Third Carnatic War, as part of the global Seven Years' War. Lasting from 4 September 1760 to 15 January 1761, British land and naval forces besieged and eventually compelled the French garrison defending the French colonial outpost of Pondicherry to surrender. The city was running low on supplies and ammunitions when French commander Lally surrendered. It was the third British victory in the region that was under the command of Robert Clive.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fortescue, Sir John William (1899). A History of the British Army: To the close of the seven years' war. Macmillan and Company, limited.
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