954589 The Siege of Pondicherry, 1761 (engraving) by Dupray, Henri-Louis (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: The 1760??761 Siege of Pondicherry was a conflict in the Third Carnatic War, part of the global Seven Years\' War. Lasting from 4 September 1760 to 15 January 1761, British land and naval forces besieged and eventually compelled the French forces defending the French colonial outpost of Pondicherry to surrender. ); 穢 Look and Learn.