Robert Clive (4)

• He was hired as a clerk by the East India Company but soon he joined the Company army and earned fame as a brilliant commander. In 1751, he gained his first victory by defeating the Nawab of Karnataka in the battle of Arcot. In June 1757, his army defeated the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey and became the governor of Bengal. His next victories were in the battle of Pondicherry against the French in 1761 and Buxar against the Indians in 1764. He faced trial in England and though equitted he committed suicide in 1774.
• He was hired as a clerk by the East India Company but soon he joined the Company army and earned fame as a brilliant commander. In 1751, he gained his first victory by defeating the Nawab of Karnataka in the battle of Arcot. In June 1757, his army defeated the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey and became the governor of Bengal. His next victories were in the battle of Pondicherry against the French in 1761 and Buxar against the Indians in 1764. He faced trial in England and though equitted he committed suicide in 1774.
• He was hired as a clerk by the East India Company but soon he joined the Company army and earned fame as a brilliant commander. In 1751, he gained his first victory by defeating the Nawab of Karnataka in the battle of Arcot. In June 1757, his army defeated the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey and became the governor of Bengal. His next victories were in the battle of Pondicherry against the French in 1761 and Buxar against the Indians in 1764. He faced trial in England and though equitted he committed suicide in 1774.
• He was hired as a clerk by the East India Company but soon he joined the Company army and earned fame as a brilliant commander. In 1751, he gained his first victory by defeating the Nawab of Karnataka in the battle of Arcot. In June 1757, his army defeated the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey and became the governor of Bengal. His next victories were in the battle of Pondicherry against the French in 1761 and Buxar against the Indians in 1764. He faced trial in England and though equitted he committed suicide in 1774.
• He was hired as a clerk by the East India Company but soon he joined the Company army and earned fame as a brilliant commander. In 1751, he gained his first victory by defeating the Nawab of Karnataka in the battle of Arcot. In June 1757, his army defeated the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey and became the governor of Bengal. His next victories were in the battle of Pondicherry against the French in 1761 and Buxar against the Indians in 1764. He faced trial in England and though equitted he committed suicide in 1774.