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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof= the [[Seven Years War]]
|partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War|3rd Carnatic War]]<br>[[Seven Years War]]
|date= June 23, 1757
|date= 23 June 1757
|location= [[Palashi]], [[West Bengal]]
|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]
|result= Decisive victory for [[British East India Company]]
|result= Decisive victory for [[East India Company|British East India Company]]
|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= [[Siraj Ud Daulah]] ([[Nawab of Bengal]]),<br>[[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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive Col Robert Clive]
|commander1=[[Robert Clive|Col Robert Clive]]
|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]
|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]]<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]]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
|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
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}}<noinclude></noinclude>
'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>


== 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 ==
*1st Btn [[39th Regiment of Foot]] (about 250 men) under [[Eyre Coote|Major Eyre Coote]]
*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|Bengal European Regiment]] (5 coys) under Captain Alexander Grant
*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] (5 weak coys) under Major James Kilpatrick
*[[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|Bombay European Regiment]] (2 coys) under Captain George Gaupp
*[[1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Bengal Native Infantry]] (about 1,050 men)
*Artillery under Lieutenant Hater RN
:*Six 6-pounder guns
:*9th Battery, 12th Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]] (about 120 men)
:57 seamen from [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Tiger_%2860%29 HMS Tiger]
*Advance post artillery
:*Two 6-pounder guns
:*Two howitzers
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/85/mode/1up Robert Clive (1725-74)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/292/mode/1up Mir Jafar (1691-1765)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/410/mode/1up Suraj-ud Daulah (1731-57)]<br>
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Palashi/Palasi<br>
Variants: Plassey<br>
== External Links ==
*[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War]<br>
*[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_plassey.html Battle of Plassey] History of War<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey Battle of Plassey] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1757-06-23_-_Battle_of_Plassey Battle of Plassey] www.kronoskaf.com<br>
*[http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/battle-plassey "The Battle of Plassey"] by Richard Cavendish ''History Today'' Volume 57 Issue 6, 2007
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/plassey1757/plassey1757.html Map of Battle] www.columbia.edu<br>
==== 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


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6
"''Plassey''" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6
== External Links ==
[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]


"''Plassey 1757: Clive of India's Finest Hour''" by Peter Harrington. Oxford: Osprey 2005 (96pp)


[[Image:Clive.jpg|none|frame|Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey]]
[[Image:Clive.jpg|none|frame|Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey]]
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[[Category:Battles|Plassey, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Plassey, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Plassey, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 18:34, 21 April 2019

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


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

"Plassey 1757: Clive of India's Finest Hour" by Peter Harrington. Oxford: Osprey 2005 (96pp)

Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey

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