Battle of Plassey(1757)

 Battle of Plassey (1757)

This battle was fought between the British EIC led by Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal.

The Nawab of Bengal was Siraj-Ud-Daula. He was not happy about the Britishers not paying taxes and duties and misusing few trade privileges. Then there was the 'Black Hole ' incident where the Nawab held several Britishers in captivity in a prison meant for just six people. So these factors led to the battle. Robert Clive was initially not sure about battling the Nawab's army due to their superiority in terms of numbers. But the Britishers managed to make deals with two of the three commanders of the Nawab, who were Mir Jafar and Rai Durlab, who stayed neutral or fought for the British. Only the commander Mir Murdan was with the Nawab who was defeated by the British and the Nawab was also put to death.

So this was a summary of the Battle of Plassey which changed the course of Indian History, with the Britishers gaining power over Bengal