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|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | |partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | ||
|date= 23 June 1757 | |date= 23 June 1757 | ||
| − | |location= [[ | + | |location= [[Plassey]], [[West Bengal]] |
|presidency= Bengal | |presidency= Bengal | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=23.774666,88.292284&z=13&t=h&hl=en 23.774666°N 88.292284°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=23.774666,88.292284&z=13&t=h&hl=en 23.774666°N 88.292284°E] | ||
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|territory=[[Bengal]] annexed by British East India Company | |territory=[[Bengal]] annexed by British East India Company | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| − | |combatant2= [ | + | |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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive] | ||
| − | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Jafar Mir Jafar Ali Khan]<br>[ | + | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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] |
| − | |strength1= 2,200 European soldiers,<br>2,100 Indian [[sepoy]]<br>100 | + | |strength1= 2,200 European soldiers,<br>2,100 Indian [[sepoy]]<br>100 gunners,<br>9 cannon (eight 6-pounders and a howitzer) |
| − | |strength2= 5,000 soldiers,<br>53 | + | |strength2= 5,000 soldiers,<br>53 cannon |
|casualties1= 22 killed<br>(7 Europeans, 16 natives),<br>53 wounded<br>(13 Europeans and 36 natives) | |casualties1= 22 killed<br>(7 Europeans, 16 natives),<br>53 wounded<br>(13 Europeans and 36 natives) | ||
|casualties2= 500 killed and wounded | |casualties2= 500 killed and wounded | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 7 May 2010
| Battle of Plassey | ||
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| 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 Siraj-ud-Daula | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,200 European soldiers, 2,100 Indian sepoy 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 | |
Contents
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
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
