Notes

Lord Clive was a came to India as a clerk in the East India Company…

Lord Clive was a came to India as a clerk in the East India Company. He showed such remarkable military genius that he became commander-in-Chief. He defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah supported by the French in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Returned to England in 1760; his later years were marked by mental disturbance and ultimately he committed suicide.