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Lally was defeated by Sir Eyre Coote in the decisive battle of __________ in January 1760.

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Wandiwash
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Pune
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Punjab
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The correct option is B Wandiwash
The French forces in south were led by Comte De Lally. The British forces under Sir Eyre Coote, defeated the French in the Battle of Wandiwash in January 1760 and besieged Pondicherry. After Wandiwash, the French capital of Pondicherry fell to the British in 1761. When the Seven Years war ended with The war concluded with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris or Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763.

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