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| Siege of Calcutta | |||||||||
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| Part of Seven Years' War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Bengal Subah | East India Company | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Siraj-ud-Daula Mir Jafar |
Roger Drake John Zephaniah Holwell | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 30,000–50,000 men | 515–1,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 500 | ||||||||
The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company unprepared and won a decisive victory.