The 1797 Maratha Raid on Hooghly and the Birth of a Frontier
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In 1797, a Maratha cavalry force under the command of Benoît de Boigne's former officer, General Perron, crossed the river and sacked the thriving European trading post of Hooghly, just upstream from Calcutta. The raid exposed the fragility of British power in Bengal and forced the East India Company to confront the limits of its authority. This episode of The History of Bangladesh follows the little-known attack, its aftermath, and the permanent boundary it carved between Bengal and the Maratha territories. It's a story of shifting alliances, ambitious generals, and a border that still shapes the region today. Lucas and Luna explore how a single raid echoed through the decades, influencing colonial policy and the eventual partition of the subcontinent.
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