Carnatic Wars, 1746-1763
Understand why three Carnatic Wars linked European rivalry, Indian succession politics and Company expansion.
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Anglo-French Rivalry and the Carnatic War Framework
Understand why three Carnatic Wars linked European rivalry, Indian succession politics and Company expansion.
Open article →First Carnatic War: Adyar and Aix-la-Chapelle, 1746-1748
Follow the European trigger, Battle of Adyar and treaty settlement of the First Carnatic War.
Open article →Second Carnatic War: Succession and Ambur, 1749-1751
Study the two succession disputes, rival alliances, Ambur and French influence in the Deccan.
Open article →Arcot, Trichinopoly and the Treaty of Pondicherry, 1751-1755
Trace the British counterstroke from Arcot through Trichy to the inconclusive settlement of 1755.
Open article →Third Carnatic War: Wandiwash, Paris and British Supremacy, 1756-1763
Follow the decisive war from its European trigger through Wandiwash to the Treaty of Paris and French political retreat.
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