of his sword. Restoration of the Dupleix statue was undertaken by the Public Works Department (PWD) of the government of Puducherry in 2014. See also French colonial empires Carnatic Wars France in the Seven Years' War Great Britain in the Seven Years' War genealogy on geneanet samlap's site References Sources Further reading Duplieix by Colonel John Biddulph, 1910 External links 1697 births 1763 deaths People from Nord (French department) French colonial governors and administrators Governors of French India History of Puducherry Yanam