Battle Of Palashi 1757

Battle Of Palashi

The battle that took place at Palashi, the British East India Company, with Sirajuddaula, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, is known as the Battle of Palashi. The battle took place on June 7, 9th. In this war Sirajuddaula was defeated and the path to establishing English rule in India was given.

On 12 June, the English troops of Kolkata joined the army of Chandannagar. There they left with a few soldiers to guard the fort, and started the war with three remaining soldiers. On the way from Calcutta to Murshidabad, the army of the Nawabs at Hooghly, Katwa fortifications, the eastern peninsula and Palashi did not obstruct the English way. As a result, Nawab Sirajuddaula realized that his generals were also involved in this conspiracy.

Siraj Mir abandoned the thought of capturing Jafar after receiving a hint of rebellion. He forgave Mir Zafar and asked him to take the oath. Mir Jafar vows to touch the Holy Quran and vows that he will not allow Bengal's independence to be damaged even if there is a single point of blood in his body. Settlement of the civil war, Nawab Roy Rarelb, Yar Lutf Khan, Mir Jafar, Mir Madan, Mohan Lal and French commander Sinfrenc fought with them, carrying the troops.

From the morning of June 26, the British were ready to go face to face in the battle of Palashi. At midnight on June 22, Robert Clive, with his forces from Calcutta, arrived at Amrakanan, called Lakshbag, Palashi Mouza. On the northwest side of the garden is the Ganges River. To the northeast there are two square miles of Amaracan [2]. At eight o'clock in the morning, Mir Madan attacked the English forces. Unable to survive the onslaught of Clive, Clive with his army took refuge in the Ambagh.

Clive gets a bit upset. Mir Madan was moving slowly. But Mir Jafar, Yar Lutf Khan and Rai Rarev stood alone where the troops had rallied. Even with their little help, Mir Madan could have forced the English to defeat him. Sirajuddaula's ammunition was soaked when it suddenly rained at noon. Nevertheless, the brave Mir Madan and the other general, Mohan Lal, continued to fight the English. But Mir Madan was seriously injured and died of a gunshot. Nobel Singh Hazari and Bahadur Khan, also the chief of the artillery, died simultaneously.

After the commander of the artillery was killed, Sirajuddaula ordered Mir Jafar and Roy Durlav to advance at a rapid pace with their cavalry. But both commanders disobeyed his orders. Their argument was that it was suicidal to proceed without the co-operation of the artillery. But the distance between the Company and the Nawab's forces was only a few hundred yards. But no one helped him save the capital. Sirajuddaula, along with his wife Lutfunnesa and his servant Golam Hossain, left the capital and reached Bhagwangola by land and from there they sailed northward through Padma and Mahananda by boat. His hope was that if he could reach the west, he would go to Patna with the help of French commander Mosie Nas and collect troops from King Ramnarayan and defend Bengal with the help of French forces. But that hope was not fulfilled. Siraj was taken prisoner on the way and died while being held captive by Miron.