Plassey

[plɑ:si]

Definition

(noun.) the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal.

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Examples

At Plassey (1757) and at Buxar (1764) their armies gained striking and conclusive victories over the army of Bengal and the army of Oudh. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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