battle, early modern
Battle of Bedara
Battle of Bedara was a battle fought in 1759 in what is now India. The recorded result: British victory.
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Record
| Date | 1759 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | India 22.900N, 88.390E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 300 European infantrymen; 800 sepoys; 50 European cavalrymen; 200 Indian cavalrymen; 3 warships; 100 Bengali cavalrymen | 150 Europeans (garrison); 300 sepoys (garrison); 700 Europeans (reinforcements); 800 Malays (reinforcements); 7 warships |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 320 killed; 300 wounded; 550 captured; 6 warships captured; 1 warship grounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chinsurah 1759, same recorded site
- Siege of Hooghly 1632, same recorded site
- Attack in Hooghly 1671, same recorded site
- Battle of Chandannagar 1757, 5.0 km S
- Siege of Dannemarksnagore 1707, 6.7 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1632 and 1759.
Elsewhere in 1759
- Battle of the Plains of Abraham Canada
- Battle of Kunersdorf Poland
- Battle of Quiberon Bay France
- Battle of Maxen Germany
- Battle of Bergen Germany
Battle of Bedara is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870440, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bedara, revision 1370109011, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.