▁ret ire ▁from ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁( 1 7 5 8 ) ▁upon ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁fleet . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Sir ▁E y re ▁Co ote ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁W and iw ash ▁( 1 7 6 0 ), ▁and ▁bes ie ged ▁in ▁P ond icher ry , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁capit ulate ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁execution ▁▁ ▁L ally ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁to ▁England . ▁Public ▁opinion ▁in ▁France ▁was ▁very ▁host ile , ▁bl aming ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁w ides p read ▁calls ▁for ▁L ally ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁on ▁trial . ▁While ▁in ▁London , ▁he ▁heard ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁in ▁France ▁of ▁tre ason , ▁and ▁ins isted , ▁against ▁advice , ▁on ▁returning ▁on ▁par ole ▁to ▁stand ▁trial . ▁He ▁was ▁kept ▁prisoner ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁trial ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Adv oc ate ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Par lement ▁of ▁Paris , ▁J oly ▁de ▁Fle ury , ▁began ▁the ▁pro sec ution , ▁L ally ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁any ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁charges , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁a ▁defence ▁lawyer . ▁Through out ▁the ▁trial , ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁L ally ▁fought ▁against ▁J oly ▁de ▁Fle ury ’ s ▁charges ▁but ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6