Battle of Plassey

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Battle of Plassey
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Seven Years War
Date: 23 June 1757
Location: Palashi, 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
Siraj-ud-Daula
Strength
2,200 European soldiers,
2,100 Indian sepoy
100 gunners,
9 cannon (eight six-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

External Links

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Battle of Plassey History of War
Battle of Plassey Wikipedia
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