About: Maratha Ditch

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The Maratha Ditch was a 3-mile long deep entrenchment constructed by the English East India Company around Fort William in Calcutta. It was built to protect the surrounding villages and forts from the ruthless Maratha Bargi raiders. The ditch marked the outer limits of Calcutta city in the nineteenth century.

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  • The Maratha Ditch was a 3-mile long deep entrenchment constructed by the English East India Company around Fort William in Calcutta. It was built to protect the surrounding villages and forts from the ruthless Maratha Bargi raiders. The ditch marked the outer limits of Calcutta city in the nineteenth century. (en)
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  • 1793
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  • The Maratha Ditch is on the boundary of Calcutta city, circling Omichund's and Gobindram Mitter's mansions (en)
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  • The Maratha Ditch was a 3-mile long deep entrenchment constructed by the English East India Company around Fort William in Calcutta. It was built to protect the surrounding villages and forts from the ruthless Maratha Bargi raiders. The ditch marked the outer limits of Calcutta city in the nineteenth century. (en)
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  • Maratha Ditch (en)
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