Battle of Plassey
battle · 1757 AD
Battle of Plassey, a battle recorded 1757 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- battle
- Date
- 23 June 1757 AD
- War
- Seven Years' War
- Side 1
- East India Company — led by Robert Clive
- Side 2
- Nawab of Bengal and French allies — led by Siraj ud-Daulah
- Result
- East India Company victory
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1757 AD | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)