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

Revision as of 13:54, 7 May 2010

Recapture of Calcutta 1757
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 2 January 1757
Location: Calcutta
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

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)

External Links

Heritage History - Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Google Books - Recapture of Calcutta
Wikipedia - Kolkata, West Bengal