June 1756
Siege of Kolkata
Siraj-ud-Daulah's campaign against Calcutta forces the East India Company garrison to abandon its position.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kolkata in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Siraj-ud-Daulah's campaign against Calcutta forces the East India Company garrison to abandon its position.
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