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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Mughal forces | |combatant2=Mughal forces | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006243/ Capt Eyre Coote] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive]<br>Major Kilpatrick<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006243/ Capt Eyre Coote] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Suraj ud Daulah] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Suraj ud Daulah] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= 150 Europeans<br>200 sepoys | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq= | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Hoohgly&as_brr=1&ei=UaSYR7nmE6jsiQHbv7TZCA#PPA55,M1 Google Books - Capture of Hooghly] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Hugli, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Hugli, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 20 September 2008
| Battle of Hughli | ||
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| 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 Major Kilpatrick Capt Eyre Coote |
Suraj ud Daulah | |
| Strength | ||
| 150 Europeans 200 sepoys |
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| Casualties | ||