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[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/plassey1757/plassey1757.html Map of Battle] www.columbia.edu | [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/plassey1757/plassey1757.html Map of Battle] www.columbia.edu | ||
| − | == Historical Books on-line == | + | ==== Historical Books on-line == |
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n67/mode/2up The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Plassey] www.archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023646528#page/n67/mode/2up The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Plassey] www.archive.org | ||
| − | == Recommended Reading == | + | == Recommended Reading ==== |
"''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6 | "''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6 | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 31 December 2009
| 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
