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*A [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books | *A [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288 The cantonment at Chinsurah], page 288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288 The cantonment at Chinsurah], page 288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.500670/2015.500670.Bengal-Past#page/n159/mode/2up "Old Chinsurah"] page 110 ''Bengal Past and Present'' Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org/ | *[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.500670/2015.500670.Bengal-Past#page/n159/mode/2up "Old Chinsurah"] page 110 ''Bengal Past and Present'' Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.501554/2015.501554.Bengal-Past#page/n363/mode/2up "Dutch Memorials at Chinsurah"] by H E A Cotton page 114 ''Bengal, Past and Present'' Volume 25, 1923 (At the rear of Volume 26). Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. | |||
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Revision as of 12:53, 12 March 2017
| Chinsura | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.9°N 88.39°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Chuchura |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Chinsura was a Dutch settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.
Military history
Capture of Chinsura 1759
External links
- Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges by Shruti Vajpayee · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in
- The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah: A Digital Archive of Memories dutchcemeterybengal.com. Includes a full list of tombs, with photographs.
Historical books online
- "Chinsura" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 10, page 286
- A description of Chinsurah Oriental commerce Volume 2, page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books
- The cantonment at Chinsurah, page 288 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
- "Old Chinsurah" page 110 Bengal Past and Present Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
- "Dutch Memorials at Chinsurah" by H E A Cotton page 114 Bengal, Past and Present Volume 25, 1923 (At the rear of Volume 26). Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
