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The Battle of Chinsurah: When the Dutch Challenged the British in Bengal
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Battle of Chinsurah (1759), a forgotten clash that sealed British dominance in Bengal. After the Battle of Plassey, the British East India Company faced a new threat: the Dutch, who refused to accept their loss of influence. At Chinsurah, a small Dutch factory town, a British force under Colonel Francis Forde defeated a combined Dutch and sepoy army in a daring preemptive strike. We discuss the diplomatic maneuvering between Mir Jafar, the British, and the Dutch; the brutal combat in the jungles near Biderra; and how the battle forced the Dutch to…
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