Difference between revisions of "Loss of Calcutta 1756"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) (Amend external link) |
(add fibis resources) |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/205/mode/1up John Holwell (1711-98)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/205/mode/1up John Holwell (1711-98)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)] | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==FIBIS resources== | ||
| + | Articles in the ''[[FIBIS Journal]]'': | ||
| + | *"Some Facts about the Black Hole of Calcutta" Tony Fuller, ''FIBIS Journal'' 1 | ||
| + | *"The Black Hole of Calcutta, Part 2" Tony Fuller, ''FIBIS Journal'' 2 | ||
| + | Members can [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=606&s_id=103 read these articles online] when they log in to the FIBIS database. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 17 May 2010
| 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 | ||
This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography
Roger Drake
John Holwell (1711-98)
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)
FIBIS resources
Articles in the FIBIS Journal:
- "Some Facts about the Black Hole of Calcutta" Tony Fuller, FIBIS Journal 1
- "The Black Hole of Calcutta, Part 2" Tony Fuller, FIBIS Journal 2
Members can read these articles online when they log in to the FIBIS database.
External Links
Heritage History - Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Loss of Calcutta Google Books
Black Hole of Calcutta Wikipedia
Black Hole of Calcutta - Holwell's account Google Books
Kolkata, West Bengal Wikipedia
