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|partof=[ | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] | ||
|date= 2 January 1757 | |date= 2 January 1757 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars]<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=zkTeR7y9LpGgygT9pMzVAQ#PPA53,M1 Recapture of Calcutta] | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=zkTeR7y9LpGgygT9pMzVAQ#PPA53,M1 Recapture of Calcutta] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Calcutta 1757, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Calcutta 1757, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 20 September 2008
| Recapture of Calcutta 1757 | ||
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| Part of 3rd Carnatic War | ||
| 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 | ||