the first battle of plassey was fought on 23 june 1757.
the first battle of plassey was fought on 23 june 1757.
when was the first battle of plassey fought?
23 june 1757
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palashi monument is a monument in palashi (plassey), nadia district, in the state of west bengal. this was erected in memory of the battle of plassey fought between sir robert clive, commander of the british east india company and nawab siraj ud-daulah on 23 june 1757. the monument is under preservation of archaeological survey of india. in 2007, on the 250th anniversary of the battle, a statue of siraj ud-daulah was established by all india forward bloc leader debabrata biswas (politician) on behalf of india-pakistan-bangladesh people's forum.









































section::::location.
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plassey, is a city on the hooghly river river, located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of krishnanagar .it is located in nadia, west bengal, in india.









































it is particularly well known due to the battle of plassey fought there in june 1757, between the private army of the british east india company and the army of the king of bengal, nawab siraj ud daulah.









































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the name palashi is derived from the bengali word for the red-flowered tree "pôlash" (bengali: পলাশী ("palāś"),
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