Write short notes on the following Governor generals of British India:
a) Warren hasting b) Lord Dalhousie c) Robert Clive
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Warren Hastings, (born December 6, 1732, Churchill, near Daylesford, Oxfordshire, England—died August 22, 1818, Daylesford), the first and most famous of the British governors-general of India, who dominated Indian affairs from 1772 to 1785 and was impeached (though acquitted) on his return to England.
On 12th January 1848, Lord Dalhousie was appointed as Governor General of India. He ruled India about eight years from 1848 to 1856 and it was one of the greatest periods for British rule. His rule to different reform was brought to develop the situations of India. Lord Dalhousie was born in 1812 in Scotland Castle.
Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive KB, FRS (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. He is credited along with Warren Hastings for laying the foundation of the British Empire in India.
Battles/wars: War of the Austrian Succession; Battle of Madras; Siege of Cuddalore; ...
Unit: British East India Company
Branch/service: Bengal Army, East India Company
Commands: Commander-in-Chief of India