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the Battle of Plassey — ➡ Plassey * * * … Universalium
Battle of Plassey — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Battle of Plassey partof= the Seven Years War caption= Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey , by Francis Hayman (c. 1762). date= 23 June 1757 place= Palashi, West Bengal, India casus=… … Wikipedia
battle of Plassey — noun the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj ud daula that established British supremacy over Bengal • Syn: ↑Plassey • Regions: ↑India, ↑Republic of India, ↑Bharat • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle … Useful english dictionary
Plassey, County Limerick — Plassey is an area of County Limerick on the River Shannon, near Castletroy and Limerick. Plassey was originally a large estate of land owned by Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, and named after the Battle of Plassey 1757, part of the British… … Wikipedia
Plassey — /plah see, plas ee/, n. a village in NE India, about 80 miles (128 km) north of Calcutta: Clive s victory over a Bengal army here (1757) led to the establishment of British power in India. * * * ▪ India also called Palashi historic… … Universalium
Battle of Buxar — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Battle of Buxar partof= the Seven Years War date= November 6 (O.S.) or November 16 (N.S.), 1764 place= Near Buxar |result= British East India Company Victory combatant1=Bengal Awadh Mughal Empire combatant2=… … Wikipedia
Battle honour — This article is about a military award in British tradition. For the American equivalent, see Campaign streamer. A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation… … Wikipedia
Plassey — noun the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj ud daula that established British supremacy over Bengal • Syn: ↑battle of Plassey • Regions: ↑India, ↑Republic of India, ↑Bharat • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Condore — This article is about the Battle of Condore in India. For the island in Vietnam with a similar name, see Côn Sơn Island. Battle of Condore Part of Seven Year s War Date 9 December 1758 Location … Wikipedia
CLIVE, ROBERT, LORD CLIVE AND BARON PLASSEY — the founder of the dominion of Britain in India, born in Shropshire; at 19 went out a clerk in the East India Company s service, but quitted his employment in that capacity for the army; distinguishing himself against the rajah of Tanjore, was … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
