Which of the following led English company in Battle of Plassey (1757)?

The correct answer is Robert Clive.

Key Points

• The East India Company forces led by Robert Clive engaged Siraj-Ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
• Siraj-Ud-Daulah was the Nawab of Bengal.
• Siraj was enraged by the widespread abuse of trade privileges by EIC authorities.
• The battle of Plassey in 1757 was brought on by EIC's continued wrongdoing against Siraj-Ud-Daulah.
• About 160 kilometres north of Calcutta, close to the little settlement of Plassey (Palashi), the forces came together on the banks of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River.
• On June 23, 1757, the Battle of Plassey was fought.
• Robert Clive's army of 3,000 troops destroyed Siraj-Ud-army Daulah's of 50,000 warriors, 40 cannons, and 10 war elephants.
• In 11 hours, the battle was over, and Siraj-Ud-Daulah fled after losing.

Additional Information 

• The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757. 
• Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
• Clive's victory eventually led to the British becoming the greatest economic and military power in India. 
• The Battle of Plassey had political significance for it laid the foundation of the British Empire in India.; it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India.
• Result of Battle of Plassey-
  • As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal. He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English.
  • English rivals, the French were ousted.