Clive and Watson now move against Calcutta …
Years: 1757 - 1757
January
Clive and Watson now move against Calcutta on January 2, 1757, and the garrison of five hundred men surrenders after offering a scanty resistance.
With Calcutta recaptured, the Council is reinstated and a plan of action against the Nawab is prepared.
The fortifications of Fort William are strengthened and a defensive position is prepared in the north-east of the city.
With Calcutta recaptured, the Council is reinstated and a plan of action against the Nawab is prepared.
The fortifications of Fort William are strengthened and a defensive position is prepared in the north-east of the city.
Locations
People
- Charles Godeheu
- Charles Watson
- Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
- Sirâj-ud-Daulah
Groups
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Carnatic, Nawabs of the
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- East India Company, British (United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies)
- French Company of the Indies
- Hyderabad, State of
- Bengal, Nawabs of
Topics
- Colonization of Asia, French
- Colonization of Asia, British
- Carnatic Wars
- Seven Years' War
- Carnatic War, Third
- Chandannagar, Battle of
