Siege of Calcutta

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Siege of Calcutta
Part of Seven Years' War
Date 20 June 1756 Location Calcutta, Bengal Subah Result Bengali victory. Territorial changes Nawab of Bengal recaptures the city of Calcutta
Belligerents
Bengal Subah	East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Siraj-ud-Daula Mir Jafar	Roger Drake John Zephaniah Holwell
Strength
30–50,000 men	515–1000 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.