Practicing Success
Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company? |
Charles Stuart Warren Hastings Robert Clive James Lancaster |
Robert Clive |
The correct answer is Option 3- Robert Clive Robert Clive led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company. The Battle of Plassey was fought on June 23, 1757, between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah. Clive's victory in the battle marked the beginning of British rule in India. Clive was a brilliant military strategist and a bold leader. He was able to defeat the much larger army of the Nawab by using a combination of deception and superior tactics. He also benefited from the defection of some of the Nawab's key allies. |