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Definition of Plassey
1. Noun. The victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Geographical relationships: Bharat, India, Republic Of India
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plassey
Literary usage of Plassey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"He crossed the river, June 22, and reached plassey an hour after midnight.
The next morning he drew up his small army, consisting of about 900 Europeans and ..."
2. A History of Our Own Times by Justin McCarthy (1884)
"THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OP plassey. THE news of the outbreak at Meerut, and
the proclamation in Delhi, broke upon Calcutta with the shock of a thunderclap ..."
3. A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the by Justin McCarthy (1898)
"THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF plassey. THE news of the outbreak at Meerut, and
the proclamation in Delhi, broke upon Calcutta with the shock of a ..."
4. Lord Clive and the Establishment of the English in India by George Bruce Malleson (1900)
"The time had arrived when one at least of the spoils of plassey was to be distributed.
Long previous to the battle Clive had received various proposals from ..."
5. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1860)
"Under the treaty made before the battle of plassey, large concessions were to
... Exactly a year after the battle of plassey, a Commission arrived at Bengal ..."
6. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"He was examined and cross-examined more like a sheep- stealer than the Baron of
plassey. Indignation at treatment so unmerited found vent at last in the ..."
7. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"He crossed the river, June 22, and reached plassey an hour after midnight.
The next morning he drew up his small army, consisting of about 900 Europeans and ..."
8. A History of Our Own Times by Justin McCarthy (1884)
"THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OP plassey. THE news of the outbreak at Meerut, and
the proclamation in Delhi, broke upon Calcutta with the shock of a thunderclap ..."
9. A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the by Justin McCarthy (1898)
"THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF plassey. THE news of the outbreak at Meerut, and
the proclamation in Delhi, broke upon Calcutta with the shock of a ..."
10. Lord Clive and the Establishment of the English in India by George Bruce Malleson (1900)
"The time had arrived when one at least of the spoils of plassey was to be distributed.
Long previous to the battle Clive had received various proposals from ..."
11. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1860)
"Under the treaty made before the battle of plassey, large concessions were to
... Exactly a year after the battle of plassey, a Commission arrived at Bengal ..."
12. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"He was examined and cross-examined more like a sheep- stealer than the Baron of
plassey. Indignation at treatment so unmerited found vent at last in the ..."
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