Question

The famous battle of Plassey was fought on the banks of which river?
1. Sutlej River
2. Bhagirathi (hooghly) River
3. Ganga River
4. Yamuna River

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Bhagirathi (hooghly) River

The correct answer is Bhagirathi (Hooghly) River.

• Battle of Plassey:
  • ​It is a battle fought between the East India Company force headed by Robert Clive and Siraj-Ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal).
  • It was a major battle that took place on 23 June 1757 at Plassey, Bengal.
  • The rampant misuse by EIC officials of trade privileges infuriated Siraj. The continuing misconduct by EIC against Siraj-Ud-Daulah led to the battle of Plassey in 1757.
  • The armies met on the banks of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River, near the small village of Plassey (Palashi) about 100 miles (160km) north of Calcutta (Kolkata).

• The reasons for the Battle of Plassey to take place were:
  • The rampant misuse of the trade privileges given to the British by the Nawab of Bengal.
  • Non-payment of tax and duty by the workers of 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.