Historical place archive

Madras in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Madras in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1746–1748

Historical events in Madras

1746

20 October 1746
Capture of Madras
Joseph Francois Dupleix · War of Austrian Succession

Captures Madras on behalf of the French

1748

18 October 1748
Rule of Madras
Louis XV · War of Austrian Succession

Under the Treaty of Aix-la-chapelle France cedes Madras to Britain

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Madras. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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