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Siege of Calcutta

1756年6月20日 · 22.54° N, 88.34° E

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時期
1756年6月20日
種類
包囲戦
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22.54° N, 88.34° E
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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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