Battle of Plassey

The Battle of Plassey (, Pôlashir Juddho) took place on June 23 1757, at Palashi, West Bengal, India, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta, near Murshidabad, then the capital of the Nawab of Bengal.The opponents were Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company. The battle was waged during the Seven Years' War in Europe (1756–1763); the French East India Company sent a small contingent to fight against the British East India Company.
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Noun
1. the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
(synonym) Plassey
(hypernym) pitched battle
(classification) India, Republic of India, Bharat