Battle of Chandannagar

Battle of Chandannagar
Part of the Third Carnatic War and Seven Years' War
The Capture of Chandernagore, March 1757 Dominic Serres, 1771
Date 23 March 1757 Location Chandernagore, Bengal Subah 22.8559°N 88.3800°E / 22.8559; 88.3800 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain East India Company	French Indies Company
Commanders and leaders
Robert Clive Charles Watson	Pierre Renault
Strength
3 ships of the line	1 fort
Casualties and losses
37+ killed 74+ wounded	1 fort captured 40+ killed 70 wounded
Chandannagar Location within West Bengal Chandannagar Chandannagar (India)

The Battle of Chandannagar was a successful attack on the French Indies Company settlement of Chandernagore by a British force under the command of Robert Clive and Charles Watson on 23 March 1757 during the Seven Years' War and the Third Carnatic war. Chandernagore remained under military occupation by the British until the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which brought an end to the war.

A plan of the battle