Having arrived back in India to take command of Fort St. David,
south of Madras, in June 1756, on 16 October 1756 Clive led a
British army force from in Madras to retake Calcutta from Siraj-
ud-Daula. He recaptured Calcutta on 2 January 1757 and forced
Siraj-ud-Daula to pay compensation and permit British
fortification of the city. Editors. "British recapture Calcutta
from Mogul forces". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published
01 February 2010
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