Robert Clive Plessey, 1st12 September 1751
Captures the city of Arcot to divert the French from the siege of Trichinopoly
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Captures the city of Arcot to divert the French from the siege of Trichinopoly
Clive defeats the French & sees the French ousted from their supremacy in India
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