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'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
== Biographies ==
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>

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Action at Chandernagore
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 24 November 1759
Location: Chinsura, West Bengal
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 22.889970°N 88.391429°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Dutch
Commanders
Lt Col Francis Forde
Strength
Casualties

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Francis Forde (?-1770)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Chinsura
Variants: Chinsurah

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Capture of Chinsurah Google Books -
Chinsura Gazetteer 1857