Question

describe the following briefly 1 first Carnatic war 2 second carnatic war 3 third carnatic war​

Answer 1

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$\red\bigstar$The First Carnatic War (1746 - 48) :-

• The Carnatic War was the result of Austrian succession war that took place in 1740 between Austria and Prussia.

• England and France entered opposite sides in the war.

• Commodore Barnet, the British Naval Officer arrived into India with troop. But the French proposed peace with British.

• The Nawab of Carnatic, Anwar - ud - Din, also ordered that there should not be any war.

• So, Commodore Barnet returned to England, but Dupleix did not keep his promise and attacked Madras and occupied it.

• The British complained to the Nawab. He declared war against the French. The battle took place in 1746.

• In this battle Anwar - ud - Din was defeated by the French. The Austrian succession war came to an end in 1748.

• The power of France weakened in India also. France was forced to sign a treaty and handover Madras back to England.

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$\pink\bigstar$The Second Carnatic War (1749-54) :-

➞ There was war of succession between Chanda Saheb ( son - in - law of Dost Ali Khan ) and Anwar - ud - Din, for the Carnatic Nawabship.

➞ After the death of Nizam - ul - Mulk, the Deccan Subedar, in 1748, a war broke out between Mujaffar Jung ( grandson of Nizam - ul - Mulk ) and Nasir Jung ( son of Nizam - ul - Mulk ).

➞ The French signed a secret treaty with Muzaffar Jung and Chandan Sahib to help them with well - trained French forces.

➞ They defeated Nazir Jung and Anwar - ud - Din, the Nawab of Carnatic and gained monopoly of trade over south India.

➞ Anwar - ud - Din died in the battle and his son Muhammad Ali ran away. On the other hand, the English plotted with Nazir Jung and defeated the French army.

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$\blue\bigstar$The Third Carnatic War (1756 - 63) :-

⇢ The Third Carnatic War began in 1756 between the French and the English. When the French besieged Madras, Robert Clive sent Colonel Ford to occupy Northern Circars.

⇢ Ford occupied Northern Circars and brought Salabat Jung ( the fourth Nizam of Hyderabad ) under his control.

⇢ Salabat Jung gave Northern Circars to the British.

⇢ A battle took place in 1760 at Wandiwash between the English and the French. The French were defeated.

⇢ Pondicherry ( now Puducherry) was occupied by the British.

⇢ When the seven year war ended in Europe in 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed.

⇢ As per this treaty, Pondicherry was given back to the French.

⇢ Robert Clive, succeeded in making a name for himself among the native prices. He won many more battles for the English and foiled Dupleix, the French General, at every turn.

⇢ As a result of constant defeats, Dupleix was called back to France in disgrace.

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