Attack on Patna
| Attack on Patna | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 300 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)