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Battle of Wandiwash: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date January 22, 1760
Location India • Puducherry
Participants France • United Kingdom
Context Seven Years’ War

Timeline

Painting of Edward Braddock and British troops in uniform advancing through dense forest, facing Native American and French fighters during the French and Indian War near Fort Duquesne.
French and Indian War
1754 - 1763
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Silesian Wars
1756 - 1762
The Execution of Admiral Byng
Battle of Minorca
May 20, 1756
Vintage engraving of the Battle of Plassey shows British East India Company officers in military uniforms gathered in the foreground, with soldiers and fighting visible in the distance among trees.
Battle of Plassey
June 23, 1757
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Battle of Wandiwash
January 22, 1760
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Treaty of Paris
February 10, 1763

Key People

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Sir Eyre Coote
British soldier
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Thomas-Arthur, comte de Lally
French general

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