The Carnatic War was fought between:

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The Carnatic Wars were a series of three wars fought in the Carnatic region of South India between the English East India Company and the French East India Company during the mid-18th century.

These wars were an extension of the Anglo-French rivalry in Europe into the Indian subcontinent. While European conflicts like the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years’ War formed the background, local issues such as succession disputes in Hyderabad and Carnatic intensified the struggle. Indian rulers were often drawn into alliances with either power. The outcome of these wars led to the decisive decline of French influence and established British supremacy in India.