One battle during the second of these wars was originally slated to occur on Ashura, and one sides' armor-plated war animals trampled their own army after being shot at by muskets. During the first of these conflicts, Stringer Lawrence was captured by a cavalry raid and held until the end of the war. During the second of these conflicts, one side managed to lift a siege of Trichinopoly by launching a daring attack on Arcot. One battle in this ser
One battle during the second of these wars was originally slated to occur on Ashura, and one sides' armor-plated war animals trampled their own army after being shot at by muskets. During the first of these conflicts, Stringer Lawrence was captured by a cavalry raid and held until the end of the war. During the second of these conflicts, one side managed to lift a siege of Trichinopoly by launching a daring attack on Arcot. One battle in this series of conflicts was a victory by Sir Eyre Coote at the Battle of Wandiwash; that iteration of these conflicts ended with the capture of (*) Pondicherry. The first of these conflicts coincided with the War of the Austrian Succession. The third of these conflicts was decided by a battle in which only one side used tarpaulin to protect its ammo from the rain, leading to a fatal charge by Mir Madan and the deposition of the Nawab of Bengal; that battle was won by Robert Clive and is named Plassey. For 10 points, name this series of conflicts between the French and British East India Companies in colonial India.
One battle during the second of these wars was originally slated to occur on Ashura, and one sides' armor-plated war animals trampled their own army after being shot at by muskets.
{Carnatic} Wars