On the evening after the battle, Clive's force halted at Daudpur, six miles beyond Plassey.Today's installment concludes Clive Establishes British
Clive’s Report on Battle of Plassy
Such is the account which Clive gave of the battle in a journal written by him very shortly after, if not on the day after, it was foughtContinuing
Clive Arrives at Plassy
The situation was certainly a very alarming one. Clive had only 3200 men to oppose what proved to be an army of 50,000. He had no cavalry, and only a
Mir Jafar and the Treaty With the Nawab
At an early stage of the proceedings Clive received overtures from Mir Jafar, the commander-in-chief, who offered to aid the English against the Nawab
Defeat of the Nawab
A battle ensued on February 5th, in which Clive, with 1350 Europeans, 800 Sepoys, and 7 field-guns, beat the Nawab's force of 40,000 men, including
Clive’s March to Calcutta
Clive had arranged to assault the fort the next day, when a drunken sailor, discovering the breach, entered it alone, and firing his pistol among a
Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Black Hole of Calcutta.IntroductionRobert Clive is recognized as
Where Can the Jews Go?
King ordered all Jews still in England after All Saints Day to be hanged.Today's installment concludes England Expels the Jews,our selection from
Lending Money Called “Usery”
Not only the Jews were hurt by these policies but economic growth, too.Continuing England Expels the Jews,our selection from History of the Jews