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The French war in India started badly, with the loss of the [[Battle of Chandalore|Chandalore]] which saw the last French trading post in [[Bengal]] destroyed.<ref>{{Harvnb|Harvey|1998|pp=185–91|ref=none}}</ref> A major French force under the [[Comte De Lally]] was despatched from Europe, and it threatened to turn the balance in India. However, an [[Siege of Madras|attempt to seize Madras]] failed, while Lally's force was unable to prevent the eventual British capture of Pondicherry and a comprehensive British victory in India. In the wake of Britain's domination of India, they were able to launch an expedition from Madras to the [[Philippines]] which [[Battle of Manila (1762)|captured Manila]] from France's ally Spain - further weakening the Bourbon position in Asia.
The Mughals led by [[Shah Alam II]] were joined by [[Jean Law de Lauriston|Jean Law]] and 200 Frenchmen and waged a campaign against the British during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="O`malley">{{cite book|author=L.S.S. O`malley|title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers Patna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-QaOP5nK-MC&pg=PA32|accessdate=30 March 2012|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7268-121-0|pages=32–|year=1924}}</ref> Jean Law's Memoire: ''Mémoires sur quelques affaires de l’Empire Mogol 1756-1761'' contains detailed information about the campaign of the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]] and his [[France|French]] allies against the [[British East India Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRK1x3GSmYk|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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