Chapter VII: British Operations in the Carnatic 454

Lally's difficulties with his Troops 455

Alarm of Dutch Aggression in Bengal 456

Third Engagement of Pocock and d'Aché 457

Defeat of Brereton at Wandewash 457

Lally turns to the Court of the Deccan 457

His diversion in the South; British Operations in the
Carnatic 458

The Dutch in Bengal 459

Forde defeats them at Chandernagore 460

Battle of Badara 461

Lally Advances upon Wandewash 462

Coote follows him; the French position 463

Coote's Manœuvres 463

Battle of Wandewash 464

Coote's Movements after the Victory 470

Siege of Pondicherry 472

Fall of Pondicherry 473

CHAPTER VIII

The Establishment of the Army for 1759 475

Fifteenth Hussars raised 476

Purport of Ferdinand's Operations in Germany 477

He opens the Campaign of 1759 480

Movements of Contades and Broglie 481

Critical position of Ferdinand 482

Continued success of the French 483

Ferdinand Occupies Bremen; Contades's position at Minden 484

Ferdinand's Manœuvres before Minden 485

Their success; Battle of Minden 487

Sackville 496

Recovery of Cassel and Minden 497

Subsequent Operations 497

Close of the Campaign 498