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1756 - 1757
1756: Siraj Ud Daulah, the new nawab of Bengal, attacked the english at Kasimbazar and took the fort at Calcutta. Those were captured taken and put into a small cell where 123 prisioners allegedly died. Known as the Black Hole of Calcutta, the incident provoked outraged in England.
1757: Robert Clive regained control of Calcutta. Battle of Plassey. This battle was between the East India Company, led by Robert Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, the nawab of Bengal was a victory for the english. -
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1763 - 1769
1763: The number of troops owned by the East India Company reached 26,000. The treaty of Paris brought an end to the seven years war.
1765: The East India Company gained permission from the Mughal Emperor to collect revenue in Bengal.
1769: The East India Company gained permission from the Mughal Emperor to collect revenue in Bengal.
1769: The Bengal Famine saw the death of a third of the population. -
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1773 - 1778
1773: The Boston Tea Party protestors against the tea Act boarded East India Company ships and threw their entire consignment of tea into Boston Harbour.
1775: America War of Independence. All thirteen states of America protested against the British for the punishment of Massachusetts. The protests turned violent and resulted in the outbreak of war.
1778: The number of troops owned by the East India Company reached 67,000