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Battle of Plassey: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date June 23, 1757
Location India • Palashi
Participants East India Company • France • Mughal dynasty • England
Context Seven Years’ War

Photos and Videos

Vintage engraving of the Battle of Plassey shows British East India Company officers in military uniforms gathered in the foreground, with soldiers and fighting visible in the distance among trees.
Map of the Battle of Plassey
Map of South Asia showing the location of Palashi in eastern India, near Bangladesh. The map highlights national boundaries, neighboring countries, and major bodies of water, with Palashi labeled prominently within India. An inset globe in the upper right shows the region's position in the world.
A patriotic celebration of a British victory
Plassey monument
Collage of raised-fist silhouettes over a halftone orange, yellow, and green background, featuring historic newspaper text and faint crowd imagery.
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Timeline

Painting of Edward Braddock and British troops in uniform advancing through dense forest, facing Native American and French fighters during the French and Indian War near Fort Duquesne.
French and Indian War
1754 - 1763
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Silesian Wars
1756 - 1762
The Execution of Admiral Byng
Battle of Minorca
May 20, 1756
Vintage engraving of the Battle of Plassey shows British East India Company officers in military uniforms gathered in the foreground, with soldiers and fighting visible in the distance among trees.
Battle of Plassey
June 23, 1757
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Battle of Wandiwash
January 22, 1760
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Treaty of Paris
February 10, 1763

Key People

Robert Clive
Robert Clive
British colonial administrator

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