The 1778 Siege of Pondicherry was the first military action on the Indian subcontinent following the declaration of war between Great Britain and France in the American War of Independence. A British force besieged the French-controlled port of Pondicherry, which capitulated after ten weeks of siege.

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    11 British navy killed
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    193 British army wounded
    53 British navy killed
    684 sepoys wounded
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  • The 1778 Siege of Pondicherry was the first military action on the Indian subcontinent following the declaration of war between Great Britain and France in the American War of Independence. A British force besieged the French-controlled port of Pondicherry, which capitulated after ten weeks of siege.
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  • The 1778 Siege of Pondicherry was the first military action on the Indian subcontinent following the declaration of war between Great Britain and France in the American War of Independence. A British force besieged the French-controlled port of Pondicherry, which capitulated after ten weeks of siege.
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