Twelve Infantrymen, Companie des Indes Troops, The French Army, The Battle of Wandewash, The Third Carnatic War, 22nd January 1760, The Seven Years War, 1756-1763--twelve standing figures (6 musket in crook of left arm; 6 musket held at arms in left hand)
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Twelve Infantrymen, Companie des Indes Troops, The French Army, The Battle of Wandewash, The Third Carnatic War, 22nd January 1760, The Seven Years War, 1756-1763--twelve standing figures (6 musket in crook of left arm; 6 musket held at arms in left hand)
THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
THE THIRD CARNATIC WAR 1756-1763
THE BATTLE OF WANDEWASH, 22nd JANUARY 1760
The Battle of Wandewash was a confrontation between the French under the command of The Comte de Lally, and the British Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo French struggle in southern India during the Seven Years War.
Lally, cut off from sea support by the withdrawal of Admiral d'Aché fleet and hampered by a lack of funds and by dissensions among his troops, tried to recover the fort of Wandiwash near Pondicherry. There he was attacked and routed by Coote, with about 1,700 British troops against about 2,000 French. Lally’s best general, the marquis de Bussy, was captured. The French were thereafter confined to Pondicherry, which surrendered on Jan. 16, 1761, after much privation. Lally was later imprisoned and executed, after a trial in Paris, for alleged treason
The following two British regular units served in India and were present at the battle of Wandewash. It should be noted, however, that it was rare for these units to serve as complete battalions, and that they were generally broken up into detachments.
The British 79th Regiment of Foot, was raised in November 1757, originally as the 64th with drafts taken from the 4th, 8th, and 24th foot, but was later re-numbered during the shake up after various second Battalions were taken into the line. The regiment was to mainly see service in India from 1758, and was disbanded in 1764. Its commander was Major Brereton
THE FRENCH ARMY
COMPAGNIE des INDES TROOPS
The troops raised by the Compagnie des Indes included infantry, dragoons, horse grenadiers and artillerymen. From 1746, a large part of these troops were placed under the command of Charles Joseph Patissier de Bussy-Castelnau, more simply known as Bussy.
In 1756, 700 Europeans and 1,500 sepoys of the Compagnie des Indes relieved Vellore besieged by a British force under Major Killpatrick.
In 1760 troops of the Compagnie des Indes took part in the operations on the coast of Coromandel where, on January 22nd the Battaillon des Indes fought in the Battle of Wandewash.
From September, troops of the company were also present at the defence of Pondicherry, who finally surrendered in January 1761.
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