Battle of Hughli

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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

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Eyre Coote (1726-83)
John Kilpatrick (?-1787)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Hugli Chinsurah
Variants: Hughli/Hooghly

External Links

Heritage History - Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Google Books - Capture of Hooghly