Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The battle helped the Company seize control of Bengal. Over the next hundred years, they seized control of most of the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, and Afghanistan.
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Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The battle helped the Company seize control of Bengal. Over the next hundred years, they seized control of most of the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, and Afghanistan.
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Batalha de Plassey (Bengali: প ...... , o Império Britânico na Ásia.
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Bitwa pod Palasi – starcie zbr ...... aba Bengalu Siraja Ud Daulach.
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De Slag bij Plassey (23 juni 1 ...... e verovering van India vormde.
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La Batalo de Palaŝi estis grav ...... i en 1757 kaj kaptis Kolkaton.
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La bataille de Plassey (en ben ...... n Amérique du Nord et en Inde.
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La batalla de Plassey es va du ...... ir en l'actual nom de Plassey.
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La batalla de Plassey fue un e ...... ie y más de cincuenta cañones.
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La battaglia di Plassey (পলাশী ...... rancia dal territorio indiano.
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Pertempuran Plassey (bahasa Be ...... n wilayah Benggala dianeksasi.
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Slaget vid Plassey utkämpades ...... ntrollera indiska territorier.
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*East India Company
*French East India Company
Bengal Subah
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1757-06-23
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British victory
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100Topasses
100gunners
15,000 cavalry of Mir Jafar
2,100 Indiansepoys
35,000 infantry (5,000 defected)
5,000 cavalry of Siraj ud-Daulah
50 artillerymen (6 field pieces)
50 sailors
53 field pieces (mostly 32, 24 and 18-pounder pieces)
750 British soldiers
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An oil-on-canvas painting depi ...... e of Plassey by Francis Hayman
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East Indies
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Clive meeting Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, oil on canvas
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* East India Company
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Bengal Subah
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* French East India Company
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Colonel Robert Clive
* Major K ...... Gaupp
* Capt. William Jennings
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Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah
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* Rai Durlabh
St. Frais
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Battle of Plassey
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1757-06-23
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British territorial possessions in India
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the Seven Years' War
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British victory
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Bengal annexed by the British East India Company.
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Batalha de Plassey (Bengali: প ...... nceses em 23 de junho de 1757.
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Bitwa pod Palasi – starcie zbr ...... aba Bengalu Siraja Ud Daulach.
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De Slag bij Plassey (23 juni 1 ...... e verovering van India vormde.
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La Batalo de Palaŝi estis grav ...... live subaĉetis Mir Jafar, la k
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La bataille de Plassey (en ben ...... ée par l'artillerie française.
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La batalla de Plassey es va du ...... ànica de les Índies Orientals.
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La batalla de Plassey fue un e ...... olada y cercada por la jungla.
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La battaglia di Plassey (পলাশী ...... tannica delle Indie orientali.
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Pertempuran Plassey (bahasa Be ...... n wilayah Benggala dianeksasi.
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Slaget vid Plassey utkämpades ...... ntrollera indiska territorier.
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Bataille de Plassey
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Batalha de Plassey
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Batalla de Plassey
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Batalla de Plassey
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Batalo de Palaŝi
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Battaglia di Plassey
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Battle of Plassey
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Bitva u Palásí
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Bitwa pod Palasi
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Pertempuran Plassey
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Battle of Plassey
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