what were the grievances of siraj-ud-daulah against the british?
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Now that, (1629) Aurangzeb was dead. And as always the British kept their promises by playing one Indian Nawab against another and started expanding.
Bengal was a major province at that time. The 19-year old ruler of Bengal
Siraj-Ud-Dauladefeated a small British Army stationed at Calcutta.
146 prisoners from the British side and dumped them into a dungeon meant to house six people. Almost 125 were killed – the incident famously called Black Hole of Calcutta.
Siraj won the trail. He had to face the British army of 500 whites, 2500 native sepoys with his fleet of 35,000 infantry, 7000 cavalry and 53 cannons added to the support of France.
Guess who won the battle. Siraj – Nah.
But why, why not Siraj?
Because he forgot to carry with him a tarpaulin.
Sounds funny right.
But the bitter truth is that, the night before the battle, it rained. British covered their Gunpowder with their tarpaulin sheet.
Siraj lost because, (As in kaipullai's blog)
Basic science suggests that when water mixes with gunpowder, the result is the equivalent of
Siraj now had plenty of it. Which ensured, the only way his cannons could do same damage, was by physically falling on the British. His gun powder could not fire even a miniature pistol.
Siraj’s main army was torn to shreds and his most important general of the day, Mir Madan Khan was killed. Now a recognized power with a lot of cash, they turned on other Indian kings and the rest is history leading to the Company rule in India
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Bengal was a major province at that time. The 19-year old ruler of Bengal
Siraj-Ud-Dauladefeated a small British Army stationed at Calcutta.
146 prisoners from the British side and dumped them into a dungeon meant to house six people. Almost 125 were killed – the incident famously called Black Hole of Calcutta.
Siraj won the trail. He had to face the British army of 500 whites, 2500 native sepoys with his fleet of 35,000 infantry, 7000 cavalry and 53 cannons added to the support of France.
Guess who won the battle. Siraj – Nah.
But why, why not Siraj?
Because he forgot to carry with him a tarpaulin.
Sounds funny right.
But the bitter truth is that, the night before the battle, it rained. British covered their Gunpowder with their tarpaulin sheet.
Siraj lost because, (As in kaipullai's blog)
Basic science suggests that when water mixes with gunpowder, the result is the equivalent of
Siraj now had plenty of it. Which ensured, the only way his cannons could do same damage, was by physically falling on the British. His gun powder could not fire even a miniature pistol.
Siraj’s main army was torn to shreds and his most important general of the day, Mir Madan Khan was killed. Now a recognized power with a lot of cash, they turned on other Indian kings and the rest is history leading to the Company rule in India
hope my answer helps you
plz mark brainliest
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