Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey ‘Clive of India’
By Nathaniel Dance Holland (National Trust, Powis Castle).
Clive probing the enemy lines
Clive on the roof of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula’s hunting lodge, by Richard Caton Woodville II.
Omichand’s ghost
Clive encounters the ghost of Omichand, a Sikh businessman and intriguer (portrayed by the author).
Arrival of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula before Clive’s post.
By Richard Caton Woodville II (colored by the author).
Battle of Plassey in 1757
The unexpected victory of the British over the young Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, by Peter Jackson.
battle of plassey
Trade card featuring the Battle of Plassey, published by Price’s Patent Candle Company.
Battle of Plassey, 1757
The artillerymen hold back the enemy with their 6-pounders, by Harry Payne (Tuck’s postcard).
Mir Jafar and his son Miran handing over the treaty of 1757 to William Watts
By Henry Dixon & Son (coloured by the author).
Clive Schlag Inder und Franzosen in Plassey 23 June 1757
Clive defeated the Indians and French at Plassey on 23 June 1757 – Fritz Homann AG, History of Our World, Seven Years’ War.
Clive of India
Clive secured India for the British Empire by defeating the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daula of the French school at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
notes
Ghost of Omichand – Before the Battle of Plassey in 1757, Clive had duped Omichand into taking away his share of the huge property. In this depiction, Omichand, wearing a feathered turban, appears from the clouds, gesturing to Clive. Clive, who is supported on all sides by a military officer, is frightened and starts to turn back. Omichand is standing under a tall palm tree, from whose branches a man dressed to the waist hangs by his wrists. A note stated that he was “a person under sentence of breech.” Below the title is engraved the beginning of a dialogue spoken by the ghost of Omichund: “What a sorrow, he cried, the lust for gold (that has ravaged my poor country), the robbers go on!”
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