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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 2 January 2010
| Battle of Biddera | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War | ||
| Date: | 25 November 1759 | |
| Location: | Chinsura, West Bengal | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.889970°N 88.391429°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Dutch | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Col Francis Forde | Col Roussel | |
| Strength | ||
| 50 European cavalry 320 European infantry 800 Native infantry |
700 Europeans 800 Malays | |
| Casualties | ||
| 120 Europeans killed, 150 wounded 200 killed, 150 wounded | ||
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Battle of Biderra Google Books
Historical Books on-line
The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Biderra www.archive.org
