The Battle of Plassey and the Conquest of Bengal
Author | : Michael Edwardes |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2017-07-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781787206373 |
ISBN-13 | : 1787206378 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Battle of Plassey and the Conquest of Bengal by : Michael Edwardes
Download or read book The Battle of Plassey and the Conquest of Bengal written by Michael Edwardes and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Plassey, won by Robert Clive for Britain, was decisive in establishing a firm base in Bengal and from that victory the British became an imperial power whose Indian Empire was to last for nearly 200 years. Plentiful and apposite illustrations throughout this work lend humanity and colour to a study important not less in imperial than in purely military terms.