based on battle of Plassey answer the following :- 1) the two parties 2) list any two reasons 3)name the traitor
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Answer:
Date of the Battle of Plassey: 23rd June 1757
Place of the Battle of Plassey: In Bengal on the Bhagirathi River to the north of Calcutta.
Siraj ud Daulah Nawab of Bengal: Battle of Plassey on 23rd June 1757 in the Anglo-French Wars in India
Siraj ud Daulah Nawab of Bengal: Battle of Plassey on 23rd June 1757 in the Anglo-French Wars in India
Combatants at the Battle of Plassey: The British East India Company against Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. The British were assisted by traitors in the Nawab’s high command.
Generals at the Battle of Plassey: Colonel Robert Clive against Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.
Size of the armies at the Battle of Plassey:
Clive’s army at Plassey comprised 950 European Troops (including 250 men of His Majesty’s 39th Foot), 2,100 native troops being sepoys and topazes, 60 sailors and 100 artillerymen, with eight 6 pounder guns and two howitzers.
Siraj-ud-Daulah’s army comprised 35,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry and 53 pieces of cannon, being 18, 24 and 32 pounders. A small French force commanded by St Frais provided supervision for the artillery and manned some guns.
Robert Clive: Battle of Plassey on 23rd June 1757 in the Anglo-French Wars in India: picture by Thomas Gainsborough
Robert Clive: Battle of Plassey on 23rd June 1757 in the Anglo-French Wars in India: picture by Thomas Gainsborough
Winner of the Battle of Plassey: The English army of Robert Clive assisted by traitors in the army of Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Plassey:
The native Indian soldiers were armed with bows, swords and spears. There were some firearms, mainly firelocks. Siraj-ud-Daulah’s cavalry was largely recruited from the Afghans and Pathans of the north-west, tough and seasoned soldiers fighting with swords and spears.
The significant component of warfare in India in the 1750s became the disciplined French and British infantry and artillery. There were few of these troops and, while effective in the field against the native levies, they were susceptible to disease and quickly became casualties.
The answer for the French and the British to the small number of European troops and their vulnerability to tropical disease was to recruit native sepoys, arm them with muskets and train them in European battle drill.
Battle of Plassey on 23rd June 1757 in the Anglo-French Wars in India
Battle of Plassey on 23rd June 1757 in the Anglo-French Wars in India
The purpose of the various European nationalities in India was initially to trade and there was a reluctance to become involved in the raising, training and paying large bodies of troops, until it became clear that this was unavoidable if a presence was to be maintained in India. The French and British quickly became a major force in Indian warfare, due to their advanced technology and discipline, both cultural and military and the urge to dominate India.
Explanation:
Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the commander-in-chief of the Nawab's army, and also promised him to make him Nawab of Bengal. Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta. The battle waspreceded by an attack on British-controlled Calcutta by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah and the Black Hole massacre.