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|result= Decisive victory for [[British East India Company]] | |result= Decisive victory for [[British East India Company]] | ||
|territory=[[Bengal]] annexed by British East India Company | |territory=[[Bengal]] annexed by British East India Company | ||
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|combatant2= [[Siraj Ud Daulah]] ([[Nawab of Bengal]]),<br>[[French East India Company|La Compagnie des Indes Orientales]] | |combatant2= [[Siraj Ud Daulah]] ([[Nawab of Bengal]]),<br>[[French East India Company|La Compagnie des Indes Orientales]] | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive] | ||
| − | |commander2= [ | + | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Jafar Mir Jafar Ali Khan]<br>[[M. Sinfray]]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraj_Ud_Daulah Siraj-ud-Daula] |
|strength1= 2,200 European soldiers,<br>2,100 Indian [[sepoy]]<br>100 [[gunner]]s,<br>9 [[cannon]] (eight [[Ordnance QF 6 pounder|six-pounders]] and a [[howitzer]]) | |strength1= 2,200 European soldiers,<br>2,100 Indian [[sepoy]]<br>100 [[gunner]]s,<br>9 [[cannon]] (eight [[Ordnance QF 6 pounder|six-pounders]] and a [[howitzer]]) | ||
|strength2= 5,000 soldiers,<br>53 [[cannon]] | |strength2= 5,000 soldiers,<br>53 [[cannon]] | ||
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}}<noinclude>[[Category:Battles]]</noinclude> | }}<noinclude>[[Category:Battles]]</noinclude> | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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"''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6 | "''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_plassey.html History of War - Battle of Plassey]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63] | + | [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_plassey.html History of War - Battle of Plassey]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey Wikipedia - Battle of Plassey]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63] |
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| + | [[Image:Clive.jpg|none|frame|Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Plassey, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Plassey, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 12 August 2008
| Battle of Plassey | ||
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| Part of the Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | June 23, 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 | |
Recommended Reading
"Plassey" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6
External Links
History of War - Battle of Plassey
Wikipedia - Battle of Plassey
Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63
Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey
