1757 ⟶ British East India Company's Victory at Plassey

British conquest of Bengal.
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⚔️ British East India Company's Victory at Plassey

British conquest of Bengal.⟶
British East India Company's Victory at Plassey (1757)
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⚔️ Battle of Plassey: British Victory and Start of East India Company Rule

The Battle of Plassey signals the beginning of formal British rule in India after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the East India Company.⟶
Battle of Plassey: British Victory and Start of East India Company Rule (1757)
British EmpireEast India CompanyColonialismIndian HistoryMilitary ConflictImperialismBengal
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⚔️ Start of the Anglo-Mysore Wars

1799: Anglo-Mysore Wars.⟶
Start of the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766)
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⚔️ First Anglo-Maratha War Begins

1779: Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during the First Anglo-Maratha War.⟶
First Anglo-Maratha War Begins (1772)
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⚔️ Death of Tipu Sultan in Battle

Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle with British forces.⟶
Death of Tipu Sultan in Battle (1799)
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