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'''This was an event during the  [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
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== British Field Army ==
*1st Btn [[39th Regiment of Foot]] (about 250 men) under 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 ==
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
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[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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63] Wikipedia<br>
[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
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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
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

This was an event during the 3rd Carnatic War

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

Carnatic Wars Heritage History
Wikipedia 3rd Carnatic War
Battle of Plassey History of War
Battle of Plassey Wikipedia
Battle of Plassey www.kronoskaf.com
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