Fort William in Kolkata, the headquarters of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, has been renamed Vijay Durg. The fort was originally named after a monarch who played a crucial role in the rise and ...

The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a tiny prison in Fort William. According to British accounts, it was here where the Nawab of Bengal had imprisoned 146 British captives overnight (however ...

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Not built as a military stronghold, Fort William was ill equipped to take on the nawab’s forces. Governor Drake along with top officials cowardly escaped on ships before the main attack fell. Defence ...

The Garrison at Fort William in Kolkata was not a particularly healthy place in 1860. The proportion of its inhabitants sick in hospital was the highest for any station in Bengal, save for Dum Dum.

The nearest airport to Fort William, is Heliport Airport (FWM) and the nearest airport to Kolkata, is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU). Find flights from London to cities and ...

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One has to be history-blind to rename Kolkata’s Fort William after a Maratha stronghold. Memories of the Marathas’ pillaging raids across Bengal in the 18th cen ...

Fort William in Kolkata renamed Vijay Durg, part of efforts to eliminate colonial practices in armed forces. Fort William was built by the British in 1781 and was named after King William III of ...

Fort William, the headquarters of Indian Army's Eastern Command, has been renamed Vijay Durg, according to a report by Times of India. Wing Commander Himanshu Tiwari, chief public relations ...