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Battle of Hughli
Part of Bengal Skirmishes
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 Capt Eyre Coote Major Kilpatrick	Suraj ud Daulah
Strength

Casualties

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-Also spelt Hugli
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+|partof=[[Bengal Skirmishes]]
+|date=11 January 1757
+|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugli-Chinsura Hugli Chinsura, West Bengal]
+|presidency=[[Madras]]
+|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.86667,88.366699&z=13&t=h&hl=en 22.889970°N 88.391429°E]
+|result=British victory
+|territory=
+|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
+|combatant2=Mughal forces
+|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006243/ Capt Eyre Coote]<br>Major Kilpatrick
+|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Suraj ud Daulah]
+|strength1=
+|strength2=
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
 == External Links ==
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA Google Books - Capture of Hooghly]
-[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_sevenyears.html History of War website]
 [[Category:Battles|Hugli, Battle of]]