Siege of Calcutta
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The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military siege → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fall of Calcutta (1756)
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| associatedWith |
Black Hole of Calcutta
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| belligerentStrength |
large army of the Nawab of Bengal
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small British and allied garrison → |
| cause |
British fortification of Calcutta without Nawab’s consent
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sheltering of Nawab’s enemies by the British → tensions between Nawab of Bengal and British East India Company → |
| combatant |
British East India Company
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British garrison of Fort William → Nawab of Bengal → |
| commander |
John Zephaniah Holwell
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Siraj ud-Daulah → |
| conflictType |
18th-century military conflict
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Anglo-Indian conflict → |
| countryAtTime |
Bengal Subah of the Mughal Empire
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| datePrecision |
day
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| endDate |
1756-06-20
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| era |
Early modern period
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| followedBy |
Battle of Plassey
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British military campaigns in Bengal → recapture of Calcutta by British forces → |
| historicalContext |
European colonial competition in India
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Mughal successor state politics → |
| historicalRegion |
Bengal Subah
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| involvedFortification |
Fort William, Calcutta
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| locatedInPresentDay |
India
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Kolkata → West Bengal → |
| location |
Calcutta
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Fort William → |
| militaryObjective |
seizure of British-held Calcutta
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| notableEvent |
fall of Fort William
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| outcome |
temporary expulsion of British from Calcutta
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| partOf |
Anglo-French rivalry in India
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British expansion in India → |
| precededBy |
Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah’s march on Calcutta
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| primaryOpponentOf |
British East India Company authorities in Bengal
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Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah → |
| relatedTo |
Seven Years’ War in India
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| result |
Bengali victory
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capture of Calcutta by the Nawab of Bengal → |
| significance |
helped pave the way for British political dominance in Bengal
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triggered major British military intervention in Bengal → |
| startDate |
1756-06-16
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| year |
1756
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Siege of Calcutta
("Fall of Calcutta (1756)")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Siraj ud-Daulah
("Black Hole of Calcutta controversy")
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associatedWithEvent |
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Battle of Plassey
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precededBy |