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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_ud-Daulah Siraj Ud Daulah] (Nawab of Bengal),<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_East_India_Company La Compagnie des Indes Orientales]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_ud-Daulah Siraj Ud Daulah] (Nawab of Bengal),<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_East_India_Company La Compagnie des Indes Orientales]
|commander1=[[Robert Clive|Col Robert Clive]]
|commander1=[[Robert Clive|Col Robert Clive]]
|commander2= [[Mir Jafar|Mir Jafar Ali Khan]]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinfray M.Sinfray]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Siraj-ud-Daula]
|commander2= [[Mir Jafar|Mir Jafar Ali Khan]]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinfray M.Sinfray]<br> [[Suraj-ud-Daulah]]
|strength1= 2,200 European soldiers,<br>2,100 Indian [[sepoy]]s<br>100 gunners,<br>9 cannon (eight 6-pounders and a howitzer)
|strength1= 2,200 European soldiers,<br>2,100 Indian [[sepoy]]s<br>100 gunners,<br>9 cannon (eight 6-pounders and a howitzer)
|strength2= 5,000 soldiers,<br>53 cannon
|strength2= 5,000 soldiers,<br>53 cannon

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Battle of Plassey
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 23 June 1757
Location: Plassey, West Bengal
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 23.774666°N 88.292284°E
Result: Decisive victory for British East India Company
Combatants
East India Company Siraj Ud Daulah (Nawab of Bengal),
La Compagnie des Indes Orientales
Commanders
Col Robert Clive Mir Jafar Ali Khan
M.Sinfray
Suraj-ud-Daulah
Strength
2,200 European soldiers,
2,100 Indian sepoys
100 gunners,
9 cannon (eight 6-pounders and a howitzer)
5,000 soldiers,
53 cannon
Casualties
22 killed
(7 Europeans, 16 natives),
53 wounded
(13 Europeans and 36 natives)
500 killed and wounded

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

Summary

After the Siege of Chandernagore the Nawab determined to break his treaty with the British. Mir Jafar, who was conspiring against Siraj ud Daulah, was persuaded to change sides this gave victory to Clive at the battle of Plassey.


British Field Army

  • Six 6-pounder guns
  • 9th Battery, 12th Regiment, Royal Artillery (about 120 men)
57 seamen from HMS Tiger
  • Advance post artillery
  • Two 6-pounder guns
  • Two howitzers

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Clive (1725-74)
Mir Jafar (1691-1765)
Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Palashi/Palasi
Variants: Plassey

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Battle of Plassey History of War
Battle of Plassey Wikipedia
Battle of Plassey www.kronoskaf.com
Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63 Wikipedia
Map of Battle www.columbia.edu

Historical Books on-line

The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Plassey www.archive.org

Recommended Reading

"Plassey" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6

Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey