...all landed on the left bank of the river. Clive's own account of this decisive battle is as follows: At daybreak, we discovered the nabob's army moving...of forty pieces of cannon. They approached apace, »nd by six began to attack with a number of heavy cannon, supported by the whole army, and continued...

...on the 13th,1 and arrived on the 18th at Cutwa Fort, which was taken without opposition. The 22nd, in the evening, we crossed the river, and landing...At daybreak, we discovered the Nabob's army moving toward us, consisting, as we since found, of about fifteen thousand horse, and thirty -five thousand...

...on the 13th,1 and arrived on the 18th at Cutwa Fort, which was taken without opposition. The 22nd, in the evening, we crossed the river, and landing...At daybreak, we discovered the Nabob's army moving toward us, consisting, as we since found, of about fifteen thousand horse, and thirty-five thousand...

...Chandernagore on the i3th, and arrived on the i8th at Cutwa Fort, which was taken without opposition. The 22d, in the evening, we crossed the river, and landing...since found, of about fifteen thousand horse, and thirty- five thousand foot, with upwards of forty pieces of cannon. They approached apace, and by six...

...the island,1 marched straight for Placis Grove where we arrived by one in the morning. At day break we discovered the Nabob's army moving towards us, consisting as we since found of about 15,000 horse and 35,000 foot with upwards of 40 pieces of cannon. They approached apace, and by six...

...taken without opposition. The 22nd, in the evening, we crossed the river, and landing on the island,2 marched straight for Plassey Grove, where we arrived...one in the morning. At daybreak we discovered the Nawab's army moving towards us, consisting, as we since found, of about fifteen thousand horse, and...

...eight pieces of cannon, marched from Chandernagore on the 13th and arrived on the 18th at Cutwa Fort— At daybreak we discovered the Nabob's army moving...thousand foot, with upwards of forty pieces of cannon. 8 Such pragmatic "moderates" of the past made the task of indirect occupiers easier. In the post-colonial...