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== | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|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] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Callcutta 1757, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Callcutta 1757, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 17 March 2008
| Recapture of Calcutta 1757 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||