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.M5 vol. 196, no. 3
Watts, William,
active 1737-1758.
Memoirs of the revolution in Bengal, anno Dom. 1757 :
by which Meer Jaffeir was raised to the government of that province, together with those of Babar and Orixa, including the motives to this enterprize, the method in which it was accomplished, and the benefits that have accrued from thence to that country, our United Company trading to the East Indies, and to the British nation.
London :
Printed for A. Millar ...,
1760.
ix, [1], 133, [1] p. ;
19 cm. (8vo)
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Published anonymously. Written by William Watts, formerly attributed to John Campbell.
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This work by William Watts (active 1737-58) is an account of the Battle of Plassey, which took place on June 23, 1757, near the village of Pâlāshir, some 150 kilometers north of Calcutta (present-day Kolkata). In this decisive encounter, the forces of the British East India Company, under Robert Clive, defeated Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The British victory and the treaty with the Moghul Empire that ensued brought the province of Bengal and its great wealth under the control of the company, thereby establishing the basis for the expansion of British control in the rest of India. The French East India Company (La Compagnie des Indes Orientales) supported the nawab, and his defeat hastened the elimination of French influence in India. The "Meer Jaffeir" referred to in the title is Mir Jafar, one of Siraj-ud-Daulah's military commanders, who betrayed his leader and helped to cause the defeat. The British East India Company later selected Mir Jafar as its puppet ruler in Bengal.
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Plassey, Battle of, Palāshi, India, 1757.
India
History
1526-1765.
Campbell, John,
1708-1775.
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