Those British who were captured were placed in a punishment cell which became infamous as the Black Hole of Calcutta and, in the stifling summer heat, it is alleged 123 of the 146 prisoners died as a result of suffocation or heat stroke.
In stifling summer heat, it was alleged that 123 of the 146 prisoners died as a result of suffocation or heat stroke. Those British who were captured were placed in a punishment cell which became infamous as the Black Hole of Calcutta.
Those British who were captured were placed in a punishment cell which became infamous as the Black Hole of Calcutta. In stifling summer heat, it was alleged that 123 of the 146 prisoners died as a result of suffocation or heat stroke.
Those British who were captured were placed in a punishment cell which became infamous as the Black Hole of Calcutta. In stifling summer heat, it was alleged that 123 of the 146 prisoners died as a result of suffocation or heat stroke.