The Battle of Chinsurah (also known as the Battle of Biderra) was a battle that took place near Chinsurah, India on 25 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War between a force of British troops mainly of the British East India Company and a force of the Dutch East India Company which had been invited by the Nawab of Bengal Mir Jafar to help him eject the British and establish themselves as the leading commercial company in Bengal.

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  • The Battle of Chinsurah (also known as the Battle of Biderra) was a battle that took place near Chinsurah, India on 25 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War between a force of British troops mainly of the British East India Company and a force of the Dutch East India Company which had been invited by the Nawab of Bengal Mir Jafar to help him eject the British and establish themselves as the leading commercial company in Bengal. Despite Britain and the Dutch Republic not formally being at war they advanced up the Hooghly and were met at Chinsurah, just outside Calcutta, by a scratch force of British troops. The British under Colonel Francis Forde defeated the Dutch, forcing them to withdraw.
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  • 1700+ 7 naval vessels
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  • The Battle of Chinsurah (also known as the Battle of Biderra) was a battle that took place near Chinsurah, India on 25 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War between a force of British troops mainly of the British East India Company and a force of the Dutch East India Company which had been invited by the Nawab of Bengal Mir Jafar to help him eject the British and establish themselves as the leading commercial company in Bengal.
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