While the French supported Chanda Sahib, the British supported Muhammad Ali (the son of the late Anwar-ud-din) for the throne of Carnatic.

The British Royal Navy was far superior to the French navy, allowing them to cut off French supplies and reinforcements while keeping their own trade routes open.

Pondicherry (Puducherry) was the capital and headquarters of the French East India Company in India.

Godeheu succeeded Dupleix. He adopted a policy of negotiation and concluded the Treaty of Pondicherry with the British in 1754.

The French government and company directors were alarmed by the heavy financial losses caused by Dupleix's constant warfare and political entanglements, leading to his recall in 1754.

In the Battle of Ambur, the combined forces of Dupleix, Muzaffar Jang, and Chanda Sahib defeated and killed Anwar-ud-din, the Nawab of Carnatic.

The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the Seven Years' War and the Third Carnatic War. It restored French factories in India but forbade them from fortifying them, reducing France to a mere trading entity.

The Third Carnatic War (1758–1763) coincided with the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) in Europe and North America, where Britain and France were enemies.

Count de Lally was the French commander sent during the Third Carnatic War. He was defeated by Eyre Coote and eventually surrendered Pondicherry to the British in 1761.

Sir Eyre Coote led the British forces to victory against the French army commanded by Count de Lally at Wandiwash.