What the records say
- When
- 1759
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 22.90° N, 88.39° E
- Description
- 1759 battle
Battle of Chinsurah
1759 battle of the Seven Years' War
The Battle of Chinsurah, also known as the Battle of Biderra or the Battle of Hoogly, took place on 25 November 1759 near Chinsurah during the Seven Years' War. It was fought between forces of the British East India Company (EIC) and the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the latter of whom had been invited in 1759 by the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar, to help him expel the EIC and establish the VOC as the leading European…
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