Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, February 5, 1757
In the early hours of this day, Robert Clive led a British army attack on the forces of Nawab Siraj-ud- Daulah in Calcutta ...
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British colonialism in India
1757 was a turning point for the East India Company for three main reasons: The Battle of Plassey was fought and Siraj ud-Daulah, who preferred the French to the British, was defeated. Competition ...