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[[Category:Battles|Chinsura, Capture of]]
See also [[List of Battles & Actions in British India 1600-1900]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War]
|date=24 November 1759
|location=[http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/C_0203.htm Chinsura, West Bengal]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.86667,88.366699&z=13&t=h&hl=en 22.889970°N 88.391429°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Dutch
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009870/ Lt Col Francis Forde]
|commander2=
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== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qep1S-V2zm8C&pg=PA120&dq=Chinsurah&as_brr=3&ei=jMAxSNG-DYOOzQSk1OzTAw&sig=y8Hk8BelyYc2_0hURFeHWu9CfVg#PPA119,M1 Google Books - Capture of Chinsurah]
