What was the Battle of Plassey?
Q: What was the Battle of Plassey?
A: The Battle of Plassey was a major battle that took place on 23 June 1757 at Palashi, Bengal. It was an important British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies. It was part of the Third Carnatic War, and of the worldwide Seven Years' War in which France and its allies fought Britain and its allies.
Q: Where did the battle take place?
A: The battle took place at Plassey, Bengal on the river banks of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganges. This was near Murshidabad which was the capital of Bengal at the time.
Q: Who were involved in this battle?
A: The battle was between Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company. Additionally, there were French forces sent by their East India Company to fight against Britain's forces.
Q: What led to this battle?
A: The troubles between Siraj-ud-daulah and the British led to this conflict. First, they strengthened fortification around Fort William without informing him; secondly they abused trade privileges granted to them by Mughal rulers; thirdly they gave shelter to some officers who had misappropriated government funds from Dhaka city; finally when East India Company started further enhancement military preparedness at Fort William in Calcutta without informing him he retaliated by capturing Kolkata (renamed Alinagar).
Q: How did it end?
A: The British army under Colonel Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud Daulah's forces with about 3,000 soldiers present at Plassey battlefield causing him to flee from there. As a reward for his treachery Mir Jafar was made Nawab of Bengal while former Nawab Mutsheed Kiki Khan directed all landowners not to sell any plot lands to British East India Company as result thereof .
Q: What effect did it have on colonial powers?
A: This is thought to be one of most important battles for control Indian subcontinent by colonial powers as result thereof British now had influence over Nawab and got lot revenue from trade which used increase their military power pushing other European colonial powers such Dutch & French out South Asia sign expansion British Empire in Asia .
