BRITISH EAST INDIA BATTLE OF PLASSEY IRON CANNONBALL
MID 18TH CENTURY
£2,268
Auction: Day 1 - Wed 14th May from 10am | Lots 1 to 313
Description
mounted on a turned wood plinth inscribed in white letters ‘Plassey 23rd June 1757’
Dimensions
13cm high, 11.5cm diameter [including stand]
Footnote
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah's commander in chief as well as much of the Bengal Subah's armies being earlier committed against an Afghan invasion led by Ahmad Shah Durrani against the Mughal Empire. The battle helped the British East India Company take control of Bengal in 1772.