Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Hooghly: contested ground

The ground around Hooghly was fought over 7 times between 1632 and 1759: 4 battles and 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of HooghlyAttack in HooghlySiege of DannemarksnagoreSiege of BankibazarBattle of BedaraBattle of ChinsurahBattle of ChandannagarBattle of ChandannagarDhakaAsansolJamshedpurKhulnaDhanbadBarddhamanKrishnanagarHaora200 km22.872N, 88.382E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Hooghly, 1632Attack in Hooghly, 1671Siege of Dannemarksnagore, 1707Siege of Bankibazar, 1744Battle of Chandannagar, 1757Battle of Bedara, 1759Battle of Chinsurah, 175916321759
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
24 June 1632Siege of HooghlyHooghly
1671Attack in HooghlyHooghlyDano-Mughal War
1707Siege of DannemarksnagoreGondalpara
22 September 1744Siege of BankibazarIchapore
23 March 1757Battle of ChandannagarChandannagarSeven Years' War
1759Battle of Bedara
24 November 1759Battle of ChinsurahChinsurahSeven Years' War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.