• 118: The Battle of Plassey & Robert Clive in India.

  • Jun 26 2024
  • Length: 22 mins
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118: The Battle of Plassey & Robert Clive in India.

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    The battle of Plassey, fought on the 23rd June 1757 changed India (& arguably Britain) forever.


    On that date, Robert Clive with an East India Company army of about 3,000 defeated 50,000 troops under the Nawab of Bengal.

    It effectively began the British Empire’s 200-year rule in India.

    But do you know what actually happened at the battle?

    Or how Clive overcame such enormous odds?

    And how this one battle had such a profound effect on India (& Britain)?



    Join me as I explore the Battle of Plassey, in India, 1757.


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