What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1756
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 22.54° N, 88.34° E
- Description
- 1756 battle between the armies Britain and the Nawab of Bengal in the 18th century
Siege of Calcutta
1756 siege during the Seven Years' War
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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