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[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/205/mode/1up  John Holwell (1711-98)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/205/mode/1up  John Holwell (1711-98)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)]
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)]
==FIBIS resources==
Articles in the ''[[FIBIS Journal]]'':
*"Some Facts about the Black Hole of Calcutta" Tony Fuller, ''FIBIS Journal'' 1
*"The Black Hole of Calcutta, Part 2" Tony Fuller, ''FIBIS Journal'' 2
Members can [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=606&s_id=103 read these articles online] when they log in to the FIBIS database.


== External Links ==
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Revision as of 22:24, 17 May 2010

Loss of Calcutta 1756
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 20 June 1756
Location: Calcutta
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 22.550293°N 88.339805°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
British East India Company Mughal Empire
Commanders
Governor Roger Drake
Captain Minchen
John Holwell
Siraj-ud-Daula
Strength
Casualties

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography
Roger Drake
John Holwell (1711-98)
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)

FIBIS resources

Articles in the FIBIS Journal:

  • "Some Facts about the Black Hole of Calcutta" Tony Fuller, FIBIS Journal 1
  • "The Black Hole of Calcutta, Part 2" Tony Fuller, FIBIS Journal 2

Members can read these articles online when they log in to the FIBIS database.

External Links

Heritage History - Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Loss of Calcutta Google Books
Black Hole of Calcutta Wikipedia
Black Hole of Calcutta - Holwell's account Google Books
Kolkata, West Bengal Wikipedia