Clive of Plassey: A Biography |
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Admiral affairs already Arcot army arrived attack battle Battle of Plassey Bengal British Bussy Calcutta camp Captain Carnatic Chanda Sahib Chandernagore Colonel command Committee Company's conduct Coote Council Court of Directors doubt Dupleix empire enemy England English Europeans expedition fact favour fear force Fort St fortune French friends garrison gentlemen give Governor guns hands honour House interest Jafar jaghire Kasim Kasimbazar knew lakhs land letter Lord Clive Madras Marathas matter miles military mind ministers Mir Jafar Mir Kasim Mogul Murshidebad Nabob native nature Nawab never officers Omichand once Orme Parliament peace Pigot Pitt Plassey political Pondichéry possessed present Rai Durlab received Robert Clive Saunders Scrafton seemed sent sepoys servants settlement ships Siraj-ud-daula soldier Stringer Lawrence success Sulivan surrender thought tion trade Trichinopoly troops Vansittart victory wanted Warren Hastings Watson Watts whole wrote