After the failure of Lord Curzon's partition of the region in which this city lies, it ceased to become a colonial capital.
It's not Dhaka, but the Shaheed Minar Monument in this city was originally built to honor the victories of David Ochterlony. In this city, Elijah Impey ordered the execution of Nuncomar for the crime of forgery, inciting civil unrest. By the terms of the Treaty of Alinagar, the British gained the right to fortify this city. After the failure of Lord Curzon's partition of the region in which this city lies, it ceased to become a colonial capital. Roger Drake led a doomed defense of this city during the Seven Years' War, leading to its capture by (*) Siraj ad Daula. In the wake of that defeat, this city's Fort William became the holding ground for a group of captured British soldiers, which, according to John Holwell, saw a death rate of over eighty percent. For 10 points, name this city, the capital of Bengal, home to an infamous 1756 "black hole."
It's not Dhaka, but the Shaheed Minar Monument in this city was originally built to honor the victories of David Ochterlony.
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