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Battle Of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, who was Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah's commander in chief. The battle helped the British East India Company take control of Bengal. Over the next hundred years, they seized control of most of the rest of the Indian subcontinent, including Burma. The battle took place at Palashi (Anglicised version: ''Plassey'') on the banks of the Hooghly River, about north of Calcutta (now Kolkata) and south of Murshidabad in West Bengal, then capital of Bengal Subah (now in Nadia district in West Bengal). The belligerents were the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal , and the British East India Company. He succeeded Alivardi Khan (his maternal grandfather). Siraj-ud-Daulah had become the Nawab of Bengal the year before, and he had order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal War
Bengal War, Campaign for the Eastern Subah's, was waged by the Mughal imperial crown Prince Ali Gauhar (later known as Shah Alam II) so as to recapture the Nawab of Bengal from the British East India Company. Hostilities began in 1756 and ended in 1765. Background The English East India Company captured the territories of the Nawab of Bengal during the Seven Years' War and refused to pay taxation and tribute to the Great Moghul. This annexation caused Shah Alam II to wage the Bengal War in 1759. Although the Battle of Patna (1758), Battle of Chinsurah (1758) and Battle of Fort St. David (1758) were already fought. Campaign Shah Alam II was joined by Mir Qasim and most of the battles of the Bengal War took place around the city of Patna whose leaders Ramnarian was an ally of the East India Company was defeated in 1759. In 1760 Shah Alam II was routed by John Caillaud, and Miran (son of Mir Jafar). In 1761 Shah Alam II was also joined by the Rohillas, Durrani's and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
