Battle of Chinsurah 1759
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1759 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | India | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 22.9000, 88.3900 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Chinsurah, also known as the Battle of Biderra or the Battle of Hoogly, took place on 25 November 1759 near Chinsurah during the Seven Years' War. It was fought between forces of the British East India Company (EIC) and the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the latter of whom had been invited in 1759 by the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar, to help him expel the EIC and establish the VOC as the leading European power in Bengal.
Despite the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic not formally being at war, the VOC's forces advanced up the Hooghly River. They met a force of Bengal Army troops under Francis Forde at Chinsurah on 25 November, fifty kilometres from Calcutta. Forde's troops defeated the Dutch, forcing them to withdraw. Several EIC ships had earlier engaged and defeated the ships the VOC used to deliver the troops in a separate naval battle on 24 November.
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