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Siege of Calcutt

Great Britain · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1756Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1756

Robert Clive Plessey, 1st2 January 1756

Calcutta · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 1st

The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta

Charles Watson2 January 1756

Calcutta · Warfare / Mysore Wars, 1st

The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta

Names involved

Charles WatsonRobert Clive Plessey, 1st

Provenance

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