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[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/92/mode/1up Eyre Coote (1726-83)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/92/mode/1up Eyre Coote (1726-83)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/236/mode/1up John Kilpatrick (?-1787)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/236/mode/1up John Kilpatrick (?-1787)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)]<br> | |||
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 2 January 2010
| Battle of Hughli | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| 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 Major Kilpatrick Capt Eyre Coote |
Suraj ud Daulah | |
| Strength | ||
| 150 Europeans 200 sepoys |
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| Casualties | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
John Kilpatrick (?-1787)
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Hugli Chinsurah
Variants: Hughli/Hooghly
External Links
Heritage History - Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Google Books - Capture of Hooghly