| Maratha Ditch | |
|---|---|
| Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |
 The Maratha Ditch is on the boundary of Calcutta city, circling Omichund's and Gobindram Mitter's mansions | |
| Type | Entrenchment |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | British East India Company (1757–1858) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1793 |
| Battles/wars | Maratha invasions of Bengal |
The Maratha Ditch was a three-mile-long[1] deep entrenchment constructed by the English East India Company around Fort William in Calcutta. It was built to protect the surrounding villages and forts from the Maratha Bargi raiders.[2][3][4][5] The ditch marked the outer limits of Calcutta city in the nineteenth century.[6][2]
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