Battle of Plassey

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Battle of Plassey
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
British 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
Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey

Recommended Reading

"Plassey" by M Edwardes 1963 ASIN B0000CLQD6

External Links

History of War - Battle of Plassey
Robert Clive's Indian Wars 1740-63