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| June 23 THE year was 1757 and 3,000 British troops, led by a man named Robert Clive, were victorious today when they took on the might of a 50,000-strong Indian army.

Waterloo, the first police force, our own electric clock - and Errol Flynn; THE FACT MASTER KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN

Built on the site of the original Bishop's Castle, using stone from its ruins, the hotel was once owned by Major-General Robert Clive - Clive of India.

Hotel built from ruins has lasted 300 years

The 1757 battle - fought on the banks of River Hooghly and won in just 11 hours by Robert Clive - had helped The Company, as it was called back then, not just consolidate its presence in Bengal but also eventually control the whole of India.

Hindu consolidation key to BJP as Muslim vote gives Didi edge

The forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive invaded, and the Administration of Bengal fell into the hands of the Company.

The rot from within

In which former colony did Robert Clive of Plassey establish British supremacy in the 18th century?

QUIZ

What gives this impressive detached, part timber-framed farmhouse notoriety is the fact it was once home to Major General Robert Clive, also known as Clive of India, the man whose achievements laid the foundation for the whole British Raj.

THISWHITEFIELD HOME HASA REMARKABLE HISTORICAL LINK; It's thought to be the first brick-built property in the area - and the childhood home of an historic military figure

WITT Robert Clive (Wittronics Telecom Systems) passed away after a short illness on 19 January 2018, aged 80 years.

Deaths

In such a time of triumphal chauvinism, the Dalit-East India Company collaboration is obviously unacceptable to the Hindu right wing, especially when Ambedkar had noted that the "untouchable" Dusads had helped Robert Clive to win the battle of Plassey in 1757, just as the "untouchable" Mahars, a community to which Ambedkar himself belonged, had helped the "foreigners" to win in Koregaon.

BJP should worry about growing 'Dalit' alienation

Robert Clive, who won the decisive battle that sealed British rule in India, returned to Britain with Au234,000, which is the equivalent in today's money of many millions.

'Inglorious Empire' tackles the little-known rape of India's economy and how it set the stage for today's Hindu-Muslim divisions

Grade II listed, the Georgian house was designed by Sir William Chambers, and was originally the home of the parents of Sir Robert Clive of India.

Downton! Doing a

Robert Clive was 30 when he went missing from North Shields in October 2002.

Can you end the anguish in 2015?

In 1757, forces of the East India Company led by Robert Clive won the Battle of Plassey, which effectively marked the beginning of British colonial rule in India.

This day in history -- June 23