This battle laid the foundation for British rule in India. On June 23, 1757, the Battle of Plassey became a decisive moment in history, as Robert Clive’s relatively small contingent of East ...

Chief guest on the occasion, former divisional commissioner of Jhansi Ajay Shankar Pandey proposed that June 23 be nationally declared ‘Savdhan Diwas’, to commemorate the Battle of Plassey.

Author Sudip Chakaravarti writes in Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History, “Just how many died in the ...

In the Battle of Plassey, Clive’s forces got support from the likes of Kolkata-based rich traders Jagat Seth, Umichand and Nadia district’s Maharaja of Krishnanagar, Krishnachandra Roy (1728 ...

1757 was a turning point for the East India Company for three main reasons: The Battle of Plassey was fought and Siraj ud-Daulah, who preferred the French to the British, was defeated. Competition ...

An engraving of the meeting of Robert Clive with Mir Jafar, after the Battle of Plassey The British victory in the Battle of Plassey meant that the British East India Company was able to seize ...

But a few years later he was back in the army and in India he led a division at the battle of Plassey. While Commander in Chief in India he captured Pondicherry and routed Hyder Ali’s army. Later in ...

Kolkata: A Trinamool campaign saying that her ancestors had helped the British against Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey prompted BJP’s Krishnanagar candidate Amrita Roy to refer ...

It is tragic that the colonial British tactic of divide and rule continues to haunt Indian politics as the communalisation of the Battle of Plassey shows As West Bengal joins the country to go to ...