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| − | '''Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB (1725–1774), also known as Clive of India''' was a key figure in the creation of [[British India]]. | + | '''Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB (1725–1774), also known as Clive of India''' was a key figure in the creation of [[British India]]. He was a successful commander against the [[French]] and the Nawab of Bengal in the [[Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns|Carnatic Wars]] and the third [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. |
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Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB (1725–1774), also known as Clive of India was a key figure in the creation of British India. He was a successful commander against the French and the Nawab of Bengal in the Carnatic Wars and the third Commander-in-Chief in India.
External links
Robert Clive Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
The life of Robert, Lord Clive: collected from the family papers communicated by the Earl of Powis by Major-General Sir John Malcolm GCB FRS 1836 Volume I,Volume II, Volume III (archive.org)
The Life of Robert, first lord Clive by the Rev. G. R. Gleig 1848 (archive.org)
Macaulay's essay on Lord Clive with an historical map, historical notes, and a sketch of Macaulay's life by D. H. M. 1891 (archive.org)
