The Battle of Plassey

Robert Clive led the British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey.

Mir Jafar, the commander in chief of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, defected and supported the British East India Company, which contributed to their victory.

The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.

<p>The Battle of Plassey enabled the British East India Company to take control of Bengal in 1772 and expand their control over other territories in the Indian subcontinent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Battle of Plassey took place at Palashi (Plassey), on the banks of the Hooghly River, north of Calcutta (now Kolkata) in West Bengal, then the capital of Bengal Subah.</p> Signup and view all the answers