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'''This was an event during the [[3rd Carnatic War]]'''<br>
== 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 ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<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://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
