Robert Clive Plessey, 1st1772
Defends himself in Parliament against charges of fraud in the East India Company
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Defends himself in Parliament against charges of fraud in the East India Company
Exonerated from any blame for the Sudds & Thompson affair
Prosecuted for a duel with one of his own officers, but is acquitted
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