The Black Hole of Calcutta: A Reconstruction

Calcutta's Black Hole A Gripping tale of a gruesome event in history; On the morning of June 20, 1756, 146 British prisoners were forced by the soldiers of the Nabob of Bengal into the Black Hole, a military dungeon 18 feet long and 14 feet, 10-inches wide. Twenty-three people came out alive the next day! The gim terror of the incident determined the fate of India for two centuries. Why did the East India Company's garrison in Calcutta fall? This vivid, suspenseful chronicle of the day-by-day events, the foolish mistakes, accidents, strange circumstances, and treachery that led to the siege and capture of Fort William by 50,000 poorly armed Indians reveals how selfish and cowardly villains brought about the death of thier devoted and courageous comrades. A jmacabre story-well told.