HISTORY
BATTLE AND WAR
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Detailed explanation-1: -The battle is significant because it marked the beginning of British rule in India. Before this, the British had only been trading in India. After the battle, they began to take control of more and more territory, until they eventually controlled all of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Plassey became famous as the first major victory for the British in Bengal because in this battle, the British had defeated the nawab of Bengal. This made the English the masters of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Victory for the British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. For an event with such momentous consequences, it was a surprisingly unimpressive military encounter, the defeat of the Nawab of Bengal owing much to betrayal.
Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India. It was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. The British East India Company defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. Was this answer helpful?