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: Lally was defeated by Sir Eyre Coote indecisive battle of___________in
(A)Wandiwash
(B)Pune
(C)Punjab
(D)None of the above.

Answer
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Hint: It is related to the battles of history as one battle fought between the French and Britishers in
$ {19^{th}} $ century by Sir Eyre Coote who is also known as Lieutenant General Sir Eyre Coote whose birth year is $ 1726 $ against Lally. He was a British soldier and politician who sat in the house of commons from $ 1768 – 1780 $. He served the British army for many years and died on $ 28 April 1783 $.

Complete answer:
It is a seven-year war period where the french and Britishers fought against each other and the reason is Lally cut off the sea support and inhibited by lack of funds by distinction among his armed forces. The battle was fought in India in the southern part in the struggle of Anglo french struggle and french Lally was attacked by Sir Eyre Coote at the Wandiwash in India situated near Puducherry that's why the name of Battle is Battle of Wandiwash, Actually Wandiwash is is a pronunciation of Vandavasi. This war is a third frantic war that was fought between the French and Britishers. This war makes reliable gains in Bengal.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: It was the conclusive battle on this matter and costs so big to the french committee as after defeating them in battle Britishers charged heavy revenue and lots of other charges on french, as Lally was burdened by the heavy funds and lots many more after the victory of Britishers. It is a fort of Pandavas which later became by pronouncing it Wandiwash. This battle started because of the cutting of the sea route for Britishers.