Carnatic war

 The carnatic war

 The carnatic war was fought between French east india company and English east india company.Both were clashed to establish control over trading rights in India. They had full support of their governments and enjoyed political as well as military power. They deployed huge numbers of troops and navy to defend their trading rights. The French and the British both tried to gain political control in India by taking advantage of the internal  strife between the native princes as they played one ruler against the other. They were quick to provide military and financial support to one or more native rulers in exchange for trading rights and privileges in their territories. They became embroiled in conflicts between native rulers . the result of these conflicts were the Carnatic wars. Over a period of two decades (1744- 1763) the british and the French forces clashed in a series of war known as Carnatic war

The first Carnatic

The first Carnatic war was started in 1744 and end in 1748. At the end of first carnatic war French forces withdrew from Madras. The French occupied the English east india company’s territory of Madras.

The second carnatic war

The second carnatic war was broke out in 1749 around the question of succession in Hyderabad. Nasir jung and Muzaffar jung were rival claimants throne of Hyderabad.

Muzaffar jung as the nizam of Hyderabad and Chanda Shahib as the nawab of the carnatic region. The French Governor Dupleix wanted to gain trading rights and privileges by supporting  Chand Shahib in the Carnatic and Hyderabad, respectively. However, British forces led by Robert Clive and Captured Arcot . Chand Shahib, the nawab of the carnatic region, was executed and Muhammad Ali was placed on the throne. For this defeat of the French at the hand of the British, Dupleix was desposed and count de Lally was sent to the India by the French government. But the French continued to safeguard the nizam of Hyderabad against the British troops.  This war was ended in 1754.

The third carnatic war

The third carnatic war was started in 1756. This carnatic war was took longest period of time for seven years. During the period of continuous warfare, the French began to suffer from dearth of money and lost the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760. The French lost own settlements of both Chandernagore and Pondicherry from the British. The French and the British signed the treaty of Paris by following the challenge.

1-Chandernagore and Pondicherry were restored to French.

2-French involvement in India was restricted to trade alone.

 3-The French were not allowed to deploy and an army fortify their     

      trading centres.

THIS WAR WAS ENDED IN 1763.