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The Battle of Chinsurah: Dutch Bengal's Forgotten War
While the British East India Company’s rise is well-documented, the history of the Dutch East India Company in Bengal offers a starkly different narrative of imperial rivalry and sudden collapse. This episode explores the year 1759, when the VOC attempted to reclaim its trading privileges through military force, culminating in the Battle of Chinsurah. We trace the journey of Hendrik van Raaphorst, the Dutch commander who underestimated the resolve of the Nawab Mir Qasim and the British garrison. The conversation details the tactical movements along the Hooghly River, the surprising resistance…
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