Chandernagore Chandannagar was a colony captured by the British Navy on 23 March 1757 ........

General Studies (CGL) History

Chandernagore (Chandannagar) was a ______ colony captured by the British Navy on 23 March 1757.

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SSC CGL 13th August 2021 Shift-3

French

Dutch

Danish

Portuguese

- Option 1: French

- Chandernagore, also known as Chandannagar, was indeed a French colony. The French established it as a trading post in 1673.

- The British Navy captured it on 23 March 1757, during the Seven Years' War.

- Option 2: Dutch

- The Dutch had several colonies in India, but Chandernagore was not one of them.

- Option 3: Danish

- Denmark had colonies like Tranquebar and Serampore in India but not Chandernagore.

- Option 4: Portuguese

- The Portuguese were among the first Europeans to establish colonies in India, such as Goa, but they did not control Chandernagore.

Chandernagore was specifically a French colony before being captured by the British.

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