During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of

Battle of Wandiwash, (Jan. 22, 1760), in the history of India, a confrontation between the French, under the comte de Lally, and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in southern India during the Seven Years War (1756–63). During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of Wandiwash.