Surrender of Kossimbazar

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Surrender of Kossimbazar
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 4 June 1756
Location: Kossimbazar, West Bengal
Presidency: Bengal Presidency
Co-ordinates: 24.12, 88.28°N 88.28°E
Result: British surrender
Combatants
East India Company Siraj Ud Daulah (Nawab of Bengal)
Commanders
Mr Watts, Factory Chief
Lieut Elliott
Rajah Doolub Ram
Strength
44 regular soldiers 3,000 soldiers
Casualties

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Summary

The British started to strengthen the defences of Fort William because they expected a conflict with the French. Siraj ud Daulah, Nawab of Bengal, saw this a a threat to his rule and demanded it should cease. He rejected the Governor's explanation and sent an army to enforce his will. Rajah Doolub Ram with 3,000 soldiers invested Cossimbazar on 22 May and the Nawab arrived with his army on 1 June. The fort was indefensible and obliged to surrender. Lieut Elliott commanding the small garrison shot himself.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kasim Bazar
Variants: Cossimbazar/Kasimbazar/Kossimbazar

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line

History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I - Surrender of Kossimbazar by Capt Arthur Broome 1850 (www.archive.org)

Recommended Reading

"Plassey" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6