βš” Battle

Battle of Wandiwash

1760 – present Β· πŸ“ Vandavasi

British defeat the French.

What it led to: French power in India was broken.

British East India Company

πŸ—Ί See the map in 1760

Where it happened.

Meanwhile (within 10 years)

  1. 1751 βš” Siege of Arcot Β· Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
  2. 1757 βš” Battle of Plassey Β· British East India Company
  3. 1761 βš” Third Battle of Panipat Β· Maratha Empire
  4. 1764 βš” Battle of Buxar Β· British East India Company
  5. 1765 Diwani of Bengal granted Β· British East India Company
  6. 1767 βš” First Anglo-Mysore War Β· Kingdom of Mysore
  7. 1768 βš” Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu Β· Kingdom of Nepal β€” expansion era
  8. 1770 Great Bengal Famine Β· British East India Company

Alive at the time

Velu Nachiyar
1730 – 1796
Queen of Sivaganga who fought the East India Company
Nana Fadnavis
1742 – 1800
Peshwa minister called the 'Maratha Machiavelli'
Sir William Jones
1746 – 1794
Founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
Pazhassi Raja
1753 – 1805
Kerala ruler who fought the Company in the Cotiote War
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
1760 – 1799
Palayakarar chieftain hanged for resisting the Company

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