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The Battle of Plassey 1757: The Victory That Won an Empire
Stuart Reid
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Description for The Battle of Plassey 1757: The Victory That Won an Empire
Hardback. The victory at Plassey in 1757 led to the British becoming the greatest economic and military power in India. Num Pages: 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Britain was rapidly emerging as the most powerful European nation, a position France long believed to be her own. Yet with France still commanding the largest continental army, Britain saw its best opportunities for expansion lay in the East. Yet, as Britain s influence increased through its official trading arm, the East India Company, the ruler of Bengal, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah, sought to drive the British out of the sub-continent and turned to France for help. The ensuing conflict saw intimate campaigns fought by captains and occasionally colonels and by small companies rather than big battalions. They were campaigns fought ... Read more
Britain was rapidly emerging as the most powerful European nation, a position France long believed to be her own. Yet with France still commanding the largest continental army, Britain saw its best opportunities for expansion lay in the East. Yet, as Britain s influence increased through its official trading arm, the East India Company, the ruler of Bengal, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah, sought to drive the British out of the sub-continent and turned to France for help. The ensuing conflict saw intimate campaigns fought by captains and occasionally colonels and by small companies rather than big battalions. They were campaigns fought ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473885264
SKU
V9781473885264
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Ref
99-2
About Stuart Reid
Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1954 into a family with a tradition of service in the Army, stretching back through the Battle of Mons to Culloden and beyond. He is the author of numerous military history books, including Hungry Like Wolves which is widely regarded as the definitive study of the Battle of Culloden, Sheriffmuir 1715, and The ... Read more
Reviews for The Battle of Plassey 1757: The Victory That Won an Empire
Readers with a particular, and deep, interest in the early military campaigns of the East India Company are likely to want to purchase this book and will appreciate the author's research.
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