dia, and French forces under LaBourdonnais
capture Madras 1746

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, by which Madras is restored to
the English 1748

Two Carnatic princes quarrel for the Nawabship 1749

The French and the English in South India join in the
quarrel on opposite sides. In the name of the claimant
whom the English supported, Clive captures Arcot,
the capital of the Carnatic, and then defends the town
against the rival claimant and his French supporters 1749

The French are defeated in the open field, and the
struggle is at an end 1752

In Europe, England and France are engaged in the Seven
Years' War 1756-1763

In India, Count Lally besieges Madras unsuccessfully for
more than two months A.D. 1758-1759

The English defeat the French at Wandiwash 1760

The English capture Pondicherry 1761

Treaty of Paris, by which Pondicherry is restored to the
French 1763

(The town was captured again in 1786 and in 1803).

Haidar Ali makes himself Sultan of Mysore about 1760,
and reigns till his death, which occurred in 1781

Tipu, his son, succeeds him, and reigns till he is slain in
defending his capital, Seringapatam, against an assault
by the English 1799

(Madras was frequently disturbed by the raids of the
father and of the son; and Tipu's death relieved
the townsmen of constant anxiety.)

The Supreme Court of Judicature established at Madras 1801

In default of an heir, the Carnatic 'lapses' to the Company 1855

The Madras Railway opened for traffic 1856

The Indian Mutiny 1857-1859

The Madras University instituted 1857

The High Court established 1861

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ERRATUM

On page 1, _for_ 'Madraspatnam' _read_ 'Madraspatam.'

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