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New page: Also spelt Hugli == External Links == [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html History of War website] Hugli, Battle of |
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|partof=[[Bengal Skirmishes]] | |||
|date=11 January 1757 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugli-Chinsura Hugli Chinsura, West Bengal] | |||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |||
|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=Mughal forces | |||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006243/ Capt Eyre Coote]<br>Major Kilpatrick | |||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Suraj ud Daulah] | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Google Books - Capture of Hooghly] | |||
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[[Category:Battles|Hugli, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Hugli, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 17 July 2008
| Battle of Hughli | ||
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| Part of Bengal Skirmishes | ||
| Date: | 11 January 1757 | |
| Location: | Hugli Chinsura, West Bengal | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.889970°N 88.391429°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Mughal forces | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Robert Clive Capt Eyre Coote Major Kilpatrick |
Suraj ud Daulah | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||