2- June-1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
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17- June-1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
20- June-1756 | A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the "Black Hole of Calcutta." Most of them died here. |