USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what time was the Battle fought
A
Afternoon
B
Night
C
Morning
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757. Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the reason for the Battle of Plassey? The Battle of Plassey took place when Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah did not like the uncontrolled use of privileges by the East India Company’s officials. Also, the workers of the company stopped paying the taxes that became one of the reasons for the Battle of Plassey.

Detailed explanation-3: -The battle took place at Palashi (Anglicised version: Plassey) on the banks of the Hooghly River, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Calcutta (now Kolkata) and south of Murshidabad in West Bengal, then capital of Bengal Subah (now in Nadia district in West Bengal).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Megiddo (fought 15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.

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