The Battle of Plassey occurred on June 23, 1757, between the forces of the British East India Company under Robert Clive and the Bengal Army of the Mughal Empire led by Siraj-ud-Daulah, ...

The Battle of Plassey occurred on June 23, 1757, between the forces of the British East India Company under Robert Clive and the Bengal Army of the Mughal Empire led by Siraj-ud-Daulah, ...

An excerpt from ‘Plassey: The Battle That Changed the Course of Indian History’, by Sudeep ... 1757, at 8 am. About 11 at night he fled: at 12 I was advised of it. I have sent people after ...

I sometimes wonder how Lord Robert Clive might have spent the night of June 22, 1757. Was it a sleepless night, since we know he had considered the prospects of the events that were going ...

The last Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, conceded defeat to the East India Company in a battle at Plassey or Palashi on June 23, 1757, that lasted for about eight hours, thanks to the treachery of ...

The Last Kedgeree. On June 23, 1757, the Battle of Plassey witnessed the bewilderingly absurd takeover of Bengal by Robert Clive's army. The army consisted of approximately 3,000 troops (including ...

The Battle of Plassey in 1757 resulted in the establishment of British colonial dominance in the Indian subcontinent, writes SAUNAK MOOKERJEE. The year 1757 is significant in the history of Bengal ...

As India observed the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Plassey last weekend, politicians have used the historic battle site to promote contrasting nationalist visions. The forces of the British East ...

Remembering Plassey: June 23, 1757. June 25, 2016, 4:54 PM IST Manimugdha S Sharma in Parthian Shot, ... The battle opened with a cannonade that killed and wounded some of Clive’s men.