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Loss of Calcutta 1756
Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War
Date:	20 June 1756
Location:	Calcutta
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	22.550293°N 88.339805°E
Result:	British defeat
Combatants
British East India Company	Mughal Empire
Commanders
Governor Roger Drake Captain Minchen John Holwell	Siraj-ud-Daula
Strength

Casualties

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 |combatant1= British East India Company
 |combatant2=Mughal Empire
-|commander1=Governor Drake<br>Captain Minchen<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zephaniah_Holwell John Holwell]
+|commander1=Governor Roger Drake<br>Captain Minchen<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zephaniah_Holwell John Holwell]
 |commander2=  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Siraj-ud-Daula]
 |strength1=
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+== Biographies ==
+Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography<br>
+[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/122/mode/2up Roger Drake]<br>
+[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/205/mode/1up  John Holwell 91711-980]<br>
+[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/388/mode/1up Shuja-ud-Daulah 91731-750]<br>
 == External Links ==
 [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Heritage History - Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War]<br>
 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zgE-AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Clive&as_brr=1&ei=zkTeR7y9LpGgygT9pMzVAQ#PPA50,M1 Google Books - Loss of Calcutta]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hole_of_Calcutta Wikipedia - Black Hole of Calcutta]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata Wikipedia - Kolkata, West Bengal]