Siege of Pondicherry
Part of theThird Carnatic War
The demolished citadel after the siege
Date 4 September 1760 – 15 January 1761 Location Pondicherry,India 11°55′48″N79°49′48″E / 11.93000°N 79.83000°E /11.93000; 79.83000 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain East India Company	France French East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Eyre Coote	Thomas Arthur
class=notpageimage| Location within Puducherry Show map of Puducherry Siege of Pondicherry (1760) (India) Show map of India

Thesiege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) was a conflict in theThird Carnatic War, as part of the globalSeven Years' War. Lasting from 4 September 1760 to 15 January 1761,British land and naval forces besieged and eventually compelled the French garrison defending theFrench colonial outpost ofPondicherry to surrender. The city was running low on supplies and ammunitions when French commanderLally surrendered. It was the third British victory in the region that was under the command ofRobert Clive.^[1]

• Battle of Pondicherry

This article about a battle in French history is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article about a battle in British history is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This Indian history-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Battles of the East Indies Campaign (1757–1763)
• History of Puducherry
• Conflicts in 1760
• Conflicts in 1761
• Battles involving the French East India Company
• Sieges of the Seven Years' War
• Sieges involving the British East India Company
• 1760 in British India
• 1761 in British India
• 1760s in French India
• 1760 in India
• 1761 in India
• Third Carnatic War
• Sieges involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792)
• French battle stubs
• British battle stubs
• Indian history stubs

• Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from July 2019
• Coordinates on Wikidata
• All stub articles