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North View of the Water Gate and Royal Barracks, Fort William

From 'Views of Calcutta' Fort William was first constructed at the turn of the eighteenth century. However, an attack on the fort by the forces of Siraj-ud- Doulah the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 led the British to build a new fort.

Kind
artefact
Date
1794 CE