Episode 3 of 3
Prisoner Deaths
- When
- 20 June 1756
- Where
- Black Hole dungeon, Fort William
- Part of
- Black Hole of Calcutta
John Zephaniah Holwell reported that 123 of 146 prisoners died from suffocation and heat exhaustion in the cramped dungeon.
Holwell described the conditions as so cramped that many died from suffocation and heat exhaustion. He stated that 123 of the 146 prisoners of war imprisoned there died. He attributed the deaths to revenge by the sergeants who held custody.
Sources
- Black Hole of Calcutta Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
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