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The troops raised by the Compagnie des Indes included infantry, dragoons, horse grenadiers and artillerymen.
From 1746 a large part of these troops were placed under the command of Charles Joseph Patissier de Bussy-Castelnau, more simply known as Bussy.
In 1756, 700 Europeans and 1,500 sepoys of the Compagnie des Indes relieved Vellore besieged by a British force under Major Killpatrick.
In 1760 troops of the Compagnie des Indes took part in the operations on the coast of Coromandel where, on January 22nd the Battaillon des Indes fought in the Battle of Wandewash.
From September, troops of the company were also present at the defence of Pondicherry who finally surrendered in January 1761.