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Surrender of Kossimbazar

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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]]
|date= 4 June 1757
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossimbazar Kossimbazar], [[West Bengal]]
|presidency=[[ Bengal Presidency]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.12,88.28&z=13&t=h&hl=en 24.12, 88.28°N 88.28°E]
|result= British surrender
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_ud-Daulah Siraj Ud Daulah] (Nawab of Bengal)
|commander1=Mr Watts, Factory Chief<br>Lieut Elliott
|commander2=Rajah Doolub Ram
|strength1= 44 regular soldiers
|strength2= 3,000 soldiers
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}<noinclude></noinclude>
'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>

== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)]<br>

== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Kasim Bazar<br>
Variants: Cossimbazar/Kasimbazar/Kossimbazar

== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br>

==== Historical Books on-line ====
''History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army Vol I'' - [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyriseandp00broogoog#page/n85/mode/1up Surrender of Kossimbazar] by Capt Arthur Broome 1850 (www.archive.org)

== Recommended Reading ==
"''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6

[[Category:Battles|Plassey, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Plassey, Battle of]]

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