Chandannagar provides an example of the Seven Years' War's many amphibious and combined operations. Warships arrived to provide fire support while land-based artillery also engaged the fort. The map shows the naval force operating inside a wider siege rather than winning alone. The fort's fall illustrates how sea power could deliver concentrated fire while troops and guns ashore completed the operation.
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Chandannagar: warships and field guns attack together
The attack on Chandannagar shows naval gunfire and land artillery working as parts of one assault against a fortified position.