Battle of Buxar 1764 | British Conquest of India | UPSC,IAS,SSC, | Lecture by Ayesha

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Welcome back to the fourth session on Indian history here we are going to see about Battle of Plassey and Buxar, which will be helpful Modern Indian History UPSC Battle of Plassey Battle fought Year: 23 June 1757 Battlefield: Plassey Winner: British under Clive Loser: Siraj ud-Daulah The Battle of Plassey was fought between the British East India Company and Siraj-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal). Siraj-ud-Daulah was supported by the French. The battle took place on June 23, 1757. The victory of British East India company in the battle is one of the most important event in Indian History. • The East India Company had established factories at Surat, Madras, Bombay and Calcutta in the 17th century. • Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar had issued a Farman in 1717 granting the Company rights to reside and trade freely within the Mughal Empire. The Company was also accorded the right to issue dastaks for movement of goods. This right was misused by the Company officials. • When Alivardi Khan, grandfather of Siraj-ud-daulah became the Nawab of Bengal, he took a stricter stance against the Company. • When Siraj succeeded him as the Nawab, he ordered the company to stop their fortification activities since they didn’t have the permission to do so. But the company carried on with their fortifications. • This led the Nawab to attack the British station in Calcutta in which they were beaten by the Nawab’s 3000-strong army. • Calcutta was occupied by the Nawab’s forces in June 1756 and the prisoners were kept in a dungeon in Fort William. This incident is called the Black Hole of Calcutta since only a handful of the prisoners survived the captivity where over hundred people were kept in a cell meant for about 6 people. • Fort William and other British establishments in Calcutta had fallen into the hands of the Nawab. • When news of this reached Madras in August, they sent troops under Colonel Robert Clive to win back the Bengal establishments of the British. On the bank of the river Bhagirathi, in the mango groves of a place named Plassey, the opposite forces met each other.The date was the 23rd of June in the year 1757. On that day was fought the Battle of Plassey between the armies of Siraj-ud-daulah and Clive. There could be no comparison between the respective forces of the enemies. Because, the Nawab’s army contained 50,000 infantry and 28,000 cavalry. Clive’s army consisted of only 3,000 men, including English soldiers and Indian sepoys. fought desperately on behalf of the Nawab were the Hindu General Mohan Lal and the Muslim General Mir Madan. When Mir Madan fell dead on the field, the Nawab lost courage. But Mohan Lal continued to fight with heroic determination. to send order to Mohan Lai to stop fighting. The dumbfounded Nawab sent that order to the fighting general. But Mohan Lal considered it a wrong order and continued to fight, Mohan Lal at length returned to Siraj. That was exactly what Mir Jafar wanted.When the fighting soldiers saw their leader withdrawing from the front, they lost heart and fled in all directions. In a moment’s time, the course of the battle turned for the worst. The Nawab realized his mistake. He could also know what Mir Jafar was. Amid terrible attack from Clive’s side, and with his army in panic, Siraj-ud-daulah fled from the field for life. With that ended the Battle of Plassey. With that, too, was decided the fate of Bengal and of India.In the mango groves of Plassey was laid the foundation of the British Empire in India. Corner Studies