Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Battle of Plassey, Siege of Fort William Henry, Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, Invasion of Hanover, Battle of Rossbach, Raid on Rochefort, Battle on Snowshoes, Battle of Cap-Français, Battle of Hastenbeck, Pomeranian War, Carnatic Wars, Battle of Leuthen, Battle of Sabbath Day Point, Battle of Prague, Raid on St Malo, Attack on German Flatts, Battle of KolÃn, Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf, Battle of Bloody Creek, Blockade of Stralsund, 1757 Berlin raid, Battle of Bobbili, Siege of Prague, Battle of Breslau, Battle of Reichenberg, Louisbourg Expedition, First Magdalena Massacre, Battle of Moys, Battle of Chandannagar, Battle of Khresili. Excerpt: European settlements in India from 1501-1739The Battle of Plassey (Bengali: , Pôlashir Juddho), 23 June 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the Indies for the next hundred years. The battle took place at Palashi, Bengal, on the river banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta, near Murshidabad, then capital of undivided Bengal. The belligerents were Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company. The battle was preceded by the attack and plunder of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daulah and the Black Hole tragedy. The British sent reinforcements under Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson from Madras to Bengal, and recaptured Calcutta. Clive then seized the initiative to capture the French fort of Chandernagar. Tensions and suspicions between Siraj-ud-daulah and the British culminated in the Battle of Plassey. The battle was waged during the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and, in a mirror of their European rivalry, the French East India Company sent a small contingent to fight against the Bri...