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Death of Robert Clive

Great Britain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1774Date range
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Chronological records

1774

Robert Clive Plessey, 1st21 November 1774

London · Warfare / Military

Death of Clive Plessey, commits suicide in London after his trial for corruption

Names involved

Robert Clive Plessey, 1st

Provenance

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