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|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | |partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | ||
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|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.167566,88.271581&z=11&t=h&hl=en approx 24.167566°N 88.271581°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.167566,88.271581&z=11&t=h&hl=en approx 24.167566°N 88.271581°E] | ||
|result= | |result=temporary seizure of the city | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_East_India_Company British East India Company] | |combatant1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_East_India_Company British East India Company] | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire Mughal Empire] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire Mughal Empire] | ||
|commander1= | |commander1= William Ellis, Company Agent<br>Capt Peter Carstairs, Bengal European Regiment | ||
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Qasim Mir Kasim] | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Qasim Mir Kasim] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=30 European troops<br>2,500 Native troops | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== British Forces == | |||
*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|Bengal European Regiment]] | |||
*2nd Bengal Native Battalion | |||
*3rd Bengal Native Battalion | |||
*5th Bengal Native Battalion | |||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/292/mode/1up Mir Kasim (????-1777)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/292/mode/1up Mir Kasim (????-1777)]<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA16&dq=The+history+of+British+India:+a+chronology%2Patna%2BCrisis%2B1762&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false The Patna Crisis] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA16&dq=The+history+of+British+India:+a+chronology%2Patna%2BCrisis%2B1762&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false The Patna Crisis] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.indianetzone.com/34/patna_crisis_1762-1763_british_india.htm Patna Crisis] indianetzone.com<br> | [http://www.indianetzone.com/34/patna_crisis_1762-1763_british_india.htm Patna Crisis] indianetzone.com<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hk5hmqFKkKoC&pg=PA139&dq=Amyatt%2BHay%2BElis%2BVansittart%2BPatna&as_brr=3&cd=6#v=onepage&q=&f=false Attack on Patna] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hk5hmqFKkKoC&pg=PA139&dq=Amyatt%2BHay%2BElis%2BVansittart%2BPatna&as_brr=3&cd=6#v=onepage&q=&f=false Attack on Patna] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbengale00innerich#page/138/mode/2up/search/Patna Seizure of Patna] archive.org | |||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=67gRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+Narrative+of+the+Transactions+in+Bengal+from+1760+to+1764&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''A Narrative of the Transactions in Bengal from 1760 to 1764''] by Henry Vansittart 1766 (Google Books)<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=67gRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+Narrative+of+the+Transactions+in+Bengal+from+1760+to+1764&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''A Narrative of the Transactions in Bengal from 1760 to 1764''] by Henry Vansittart 1766 (Google Books)<br> | ||
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[[Category:Patna Crisis|Patna, Attack on]] | [[Category:Patna Crisis|Patna, Attack on]] | ||
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Patna, Attack on]] | [[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Patna, Attack on]] | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 7 March 2010
| Attack on Patna | ||
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| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 24 June 1763 | |
| Location: | Patna, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 24.167566°N 88.271581°E | |
| Result: | temporary seizure of the city | |
| Combatants | ||
| British East India Company | Mughal Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| William Ellis, Company Agent Capt Peter Carstairs, Bengal European Regiment |
Mir Kasim | |
| Strength | ||
| 30 European troops 2,500 Native troops |
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| Casualties | ||
British Forces
- Bengal European Regiment
- 2nd Bengal Native Battalion
- 3rd Bengal Native Battalion
- 5th Bengal Native Battalion
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Mir Kasim (????-1777)
External Links
The Patna Crisis Google Books
Patna Crisis indianetzone.com
Attack on Patna Google Books
Seizure of Patna archive.org
Historical Books on-line
A Narrative of the Transactions in Bengal from 1760 to 1764 by Henry Vansittart 1766 (Google Books)
The Diaries of Three Surgeons of Patna 1763 edited by Walter K Firminger 1909 (archive.org)