Historical place archive

Bengal in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bengal in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records4 event labels5 people1757–1932

Historical events in Bengal

1757

Governor

Robert Clive · Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal, 1st term, after victory at the Battle of Plessey

1758

21 April 1758

Battle of Bengal

Richard Pearson · Seven Years War

Takes part in the Battle of Bengal

1760

Governor

Henry Vansittart · Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal

1765

Governor

Robert Clive · Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal, 2nd term

1774

Governor

Warren Hastings · Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of Bengal

1779

Reballion of Rebels in Bengal

Warren Hastings · Military

Breaks up the coalition between Haidar Ali, the Marathas & the Nizam

1785

Resignation of Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings · Whig Party Government

Resigns amid allegations of autocratic behavior & returns to England

1932

Governor

John Anderson · Government of Great Britain

Appointed Governor of Bengal

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Bengal. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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