In the Battle of Wandiwash (1760), which European colonial power was defeated by the English?

The Battle of Wandiwash, fought in 1760 near present-day Vandavasi in Tamil Nadu, culminated in the defeat of French forces by the English East India Company during the Third Carnatic War. This decisive confrontation, in which English forces led by Sir Eyre Coote overcame the French army commanded by Count de Lally, effectively terminated French colonial aspirations in IndiFollowing this defeat, the French lost their key strongholds, including Pondicherry, which fell to the English in 1761. The battle represented a pivotal moment in colonial history, establishing British dominance in the Indian subcontinent and significantly diminishing French influence in the region. The Third Carnatic War constituted the Indian theater of the global Seven Years' War (1756-1763), with the Treaty of Paris (1763) formally concluding hostilities and permitting France to maintain only minor settlements without military capabilities in India.