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| Recapture of Calcutta 1757 | ||
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| 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 | |
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