<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishZaidi kaskazini, Waingereza walipata hatua kwa hatua mkono juu ya wapinzani wao, sasa ikiwa ni pamoja na Kifaransa, kwa biashara ya Bengali ambayo ilikuwa kuunda Calcutta.  <response>: Further north, the British gradually gained the upper hand over their rivals, now including the French, for the Bengali trade that was to create Calcutta. 