The Battle of Plassey was a major battle that took place on 23 June 1757 at Palashi, Bengal. It was an important British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies. ... The battle was between Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company.
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. ... Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta.
