Siege of Fort William

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_William,_Kolkata
gptkb:Lord_Thomas_Cornwallis
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_William
gptkbp:aftermath establishment of British control in Bengal
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_East_India_Company
Bengali forces
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
gptkbp:date October 1756
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_William
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations British and Indian states
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:events gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkbp:historical_context Bengal Renaissance
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Shah_Alam_II
gptkb:Lord_Clive
gptkb:Television_personality
gptkb:Bengali_nobility
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Embassy
gptkb:Maharaja_of_Bengal
gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkb:Siraj_ud-Daulah
gptkb:Mir_Qasim
gptkb:stock_market_index
gptkb:local_leaders
British officers
Indian soldiers
informants
military strategists
European mercenaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Fort William
gptkbp:legacy British colonialism in India
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_William
gptkbp:military_technology cannons
gunpowder
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Robert_Clive
gptkb:Mir_Jafar
gptkbp:outcome Bengal under British rule
gptkbp:primary_source British military records
Indian historical accounts
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
siege warfare