Battle of Chinsurah

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The Battle of Chinsurah was an 18th-century military engagement in Bengal in which Dutch forces clashed with the British East India Company, marking a key moment in the decline of Dutch influence in the region.

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Battle of Chinsurah canonical 2
Dutch garrison at Chinsurah 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bedara
linked to: Battle of Biderra

Battle of Biderra
armedForcesInvolved Bengali sepoys
British East India Company army
Dutch colonial forces
associatedWith Seven Years' War in India
belligerent British East India Company
Dutch East India Company
Nawab of Bengal (allied with British)
linked to: Nawab of Bengal
combatantStrengthBritish approximately 300–400 European troops and several thousand sepoys
combatantStrengthDutch approximately 700–800 European and Asian troops
commander Francis Forde
Karel Frederik van der Dussen
Mir Jafar
conflictIn Hooghly district
conflictType colonial battle
consequence consolidation of British power in Bengal
decline of Dutch military influence in Bengal
end of Dutch East India Company ambitions to dominate Bengal
coordinateRegion near Hooghly River
countryAtTime Bengal Subah
date 1759-11-25
era 18th century
period of British–Dutch rivalry in Asia
followedBy further British expansion in India
historicalSignificance marked a key moment in the decline of Dutch influence in Bengal
strengthened British East India Company supremacy in Bengal
location Bengal
Chinsurah
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
objectiveBritish to prevent Dutch reinforcement and maintain control of Bengal
objectiveDutch to challenge British dominance in Bengal trade
outcome decisive British victory
partOf Anglo-Dutch conflicts in India
European colonial rivalries in India
precededBy Battle of Plassey
relatedTo British Bengal
linked to: Bengal Presidency

Dutch Bengal
history of Chinsurah
result British East India Company victory
supportedBy Bengali forces loyal to Mir Jafar (for British)
Dutch garrison at Chinsurah
linked to: Battle of Chinsurah
theatreOfWar Bengal theatre of the Seven Years' War
year 1759

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Dutch Bengal notableEvent Battle of Chinsurah
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan participantIn Battle of Chinsurah
Battle of Chinsurah supportedBy Dutch garrison at Chinsurah
linked to: Battle of Chinsurah