Battle of Plassey (4)

• In 1757, the French encouraged Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. The Nawab captured the city but Robert Clive reached with his army of 3,000 soldiers and bribed Mir Jafar, one of Siraj’s key commanders. Clive defeated the Nawab’s army of 18,000 in the battle. The Nawab’s dead body was found in a river after the battle. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab as a reward for turning against the Nawab and supporting Robert Clive. This victory became the foundation of the British rule in India as Clive became the governor of Bengal.
• In 1757, the French encouraged Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. The Nawab captured the city but Robert Clive reached with his army of 3,000 soldiers and bribed Mir Jafar, one of Siraj’s key commanders. Clive defeated the Nawab’s army of 18,000 in the battle. The Nawab’s dead body was found in a river after the battle. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab as a reward for turning against the Nawab and supporting Robert Clive. This victory became the foundation of the British rule in India as Clive became the governor of Bengal.
• In 1757, the French encouraged Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. The Nawab captured the city but Robert Clive reached with his army of 3,000 soldiers and bribed Mir Jafar, one of Siraj’s key commanders. Clive defeated the Nawab’s army of 18,000 in the battle. The Nawab’s dead body was found in a river after the battle. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab as a reward for turning against the Nawab and supporting Robert Clive. This victory became the foundation of the British rule in India as Clive became the governor of Bengal.
• In 1757, the French encouraged Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. The Nawab captured the city but Robert Clive reached with his army of 3,000 soldiers and bribed Mir Jafar, one of Siraj’s key commanders. Clive defeated the Nawab’s army of 18,000 in the battle. The Nawab’s dead body was found in a river after the battle. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab as a reward for turning against the Nawab and supporting Robert Clive. This victory became the foundation of the British rule in India as Clive became the governor of Bengal.
• In 1757, the French encouraged Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. The Nawab captured the city but Robert Clive reached with his army of 3,000 soldiers and bribed Mir Jafar, one of Siraj’s key commanders. Clive defeated the Nawab’s army of 18,000 in the battle. The Nawab’s dead body was found in a river after the battle. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab as a reward for turning against the Nawab and supporting Robert Clive. This victory became the foundation of the British rule in India as Clive became the governor of Bengal.
• In 1757, the French encouraged Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. The Nawab captured the city but Robert Clive reached with his army of 3,000 soldiers and bribed Mir Jafar, one of Siraj’s key commanders. Clive defeated the Nawab’s army of 18,000 in the battle. The Nawab’s dead body was found in a river after the battle. Mir Jafar was made the Nawab as a reward for turning against the Nawab and supporting Robert Clive. This victory became the foundation of the British rule in India as Clive became the governor of Bengal.