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| + | |partof=[[Bengal Skirmishes]] | ||
| + | |date= 2 January 1757 | ||
| + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal] | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.550293,88.339805&z=14&t=h&hl=en 22.550293°N 88.339805°E] | ||
| + | |result= British victory | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1= British East India Company | ||
| + | |combatant2=Mughal Empire | ||
| + | |commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive Col Robert Clive] | ||
| + | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Siraj-ud-Daula] | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html History of War website] | [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html History of War website] | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Callcutta 1757, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Callcutta 1757, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 17 March 2008
| Recapture of Calcutta 1757 | ||
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| Part of Bengal Skirmishes | ||
| Date: | 2 January 1757 | |
| Location: | Kolkata, West Bengal | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.550293°N 88.339805°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British East India Company | Mughal Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Robert Clive | Siraj-ud-Daula | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
