Siege of Calcutta
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The Siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company unprepared and won a decisive victory.
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Siege of Calcutta | |||||||||
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Part of Seven Years' War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Bengal Subah | East India Company | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Siraj-ud-Daula Mir Jafar |
Roger Drake John Zephaniah Holwell | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
30–50,000 men | 515–1000 men | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | 500 |
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