When did the French lose Pondicherry?
When did the French lose Pondicherry? A British force besieged the French-controlled port of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) in August 1778, which capitulated after ten weeks of siege....Siege of Pondicherry (1778)Siege of PondicherryStrength1,500 British regulars 9,000 or more sepoys700 French regulars 400–600 sepoysCasualties and losses Did English occupied Pondicherry? Revolt of 1857 The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French. The English never occupied Pondicherry. Who won Battle of Pondicherry? British The 1760–1761 Siege of Pondicherry was a conflict in the Third Carnatic War, as part of the global...