On June 23, 1757, at Plassey (Polashi, West Bengal), the British East India Company forces defeated the much larger army of Siraj-ud Daulah, the last independent ruler of Bengal (1756-1757).

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The battle was fought near Plassey, a village in West Bengal. This battle is a landmark in Indian military history, as it is believed to be among the first battles where firearms played an ...

"Plassey was no great battle ... he provokes much warm sentiment in both West Bengal and Bangladesh," said historian Gautam Basu. Such is the affection now felt for the failed war leader, that the ...

Each year on 23 June arrives an occasion of template lament for Bengalis: the defeat of Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey at the hands of forces led by Robert Clive—and Bengal's subsequent quick ...

KOLKATA: The high-profile constituency of Krishnanagar in West Bengal's Nadia district where ... in Kolkata says it was during the Battle of Plassey that the East India Company, under Robert ...

It is tragic that the colonial British tactic of divide and rule continues to haunt Indian politics as the communalisation of the Battle of Plassey shows As West Bengal joins the country to go to ...

Plassey Sugar Mill SO post office is located in Nadia district of West Bengal. The pin code of Plassey Sugar Mill SO post office is 741157 ...