| The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their British India family history and the background against which their ancestors led their lives in India under British rule. Let FIBIS help you break down those brick walls in your research |
Battle of Hughli: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) Add biography |
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) Add internal link |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br> | |||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 7 May 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 |
||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
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