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'''Chinsura''' was a [[Dutch]] settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura.
== Spelling Variants ==
==Military history==
[[Capture of Chinsura]] 1759
==External links==
*[http://scroll.in/article/728222/photos-the-forgotten-history-of-chinsurah-a-part-of-holland-on-the-ganges Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges] by Shruti Vajpayee · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in
*[http://dutchcemeterybengal.com The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah: A Digital Archive of Memories] dutchcemeterybengal.com. Includes a full list of tombs, with photographs.
==Historical books online==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_292.gif "Chinsura"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 10, page 286
*A [http://books.google.com/books?id=2LpLAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=Chinsura%20OR%20Chinsurah&f=false description of Chinsurah] ''Oriental commerce Volume 2'', page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288 The cantonment at Chinsurah], page 288 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
