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The Battle of Plassey, 23 June 1757 fought between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies. After the painting by Allan Stewart, (1865-1951). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
The Battle of Plassey, 23 June 1757 fought between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies. After the painting by Allan Stewart, (1865-1951). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
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August 1782 – 29 August 1853) was an officer and veteran of the British
Army's Peninsular and 1812 campaigns, and later a major general of the
Bombay Army.
'Portrait of Sir Charles Napier', c1891.
From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol.
II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London,
Paris and New York]
Napier Museum
Napier Museum
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Napier Museum.
Welcome to the treasure house of ancient culture and legacy of God's
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Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, 1st Baronet, GCB (12 February 1758 – 14 July 1825)
'Sir David Ochterlony and the Ghoorka
Messenger',1820 c1891. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India
Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin,
London, Paris and New York]
'Arrest of Lord Pigot',1775 c1891. From
"Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by
James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New
York]
Returning
to India in 1775 to reoccupy his former position at Madras, Pigot was
at once involved in a fierce quarrel with the majority of his council
which arose out of the proposed restoration of Thuljaji, the Rajah of
Tanjore. The governor was arrested by order of his opponents and was still a prisoner when he died.
The town was also heavily looted by the British[Diwan Mulraj Chopra]
The Surrender Mulraj offered to surrender if the citizens of Multan were spared, but Whish insisted on unconditional surrender, and on 22 January, Mulraj gave himself up, with 550 men. The British gained vast quantities of loot. Mulraj's treasury was worth three million pounds, a huge sum for the time.
On 14 March 1849, the Sikh army surrendered to the British after the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Following the First Sikh War (1845-46), tensions between the ...
The Sikh Life - The surrender of "Rebel" Diwan Mulraj
Mulraj Chopra
(1814 - 11 August 1851) was the Diwan of Multan and leader of a Sikh
rebellion against the British which led to the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
The Battle of Ferozeshah was fought on 21 December and 22 December 1845
'The Battle of Ferozeshah', c1891.1845 From
"Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by
James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New
York]
The attack on the Alumbagh (1857). Illustration from Cassell's Illustrated History of India by James Grant (c 1896).
'The Attack on the Alumbagh', c1891.1857 From
"Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by
James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New
York]
'Clive Departing from India', c1891. -1791?From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]
10 Sept 2021 — “In 2004, a Qatari royal bought a jade flask from his descendants for £3m. Its now in Islamic Museum in Doha.” Clive's lootThe loot which ...
The Court of Directors, East India House, 1844. 'The unusual assertion by the Court of Directors of the East India Company of their right to remove a Governor-General, without the assent of the Ministry, has invested that body with a degree of public interest which does not ordinarily attach to their proceedings'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.
1740-1783), Brigadier General, East India Co army.'General Goddard Entering Surat',
'General Goddard Entering Surat', c1891. (? 1740-1783), Brigadier General, East India Co army.)
From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. I.",
by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New
York]
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