2 January 1757Capture of CalcuttaRobert Clive Plessey, 1st
Successfully relieves Calcutta. Captures Calcutta
Historical records for Great Britain in 1757, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Successfully relieves Calcutta. Captures Calcutta
Successfully relieves Calcutta
The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British
The siege of Calcutta results in the Treaty of Alinagar
After relieving Calcutta agrees peace with the Nawab
The siege of Calcutta results in the Treaty of Alinagar. The Nawab will recognize all the 1717 provisions of Mughal Emperor, Farrukh Siyars Farman and all British goods that pass through Bengal will be exempt from duties. Signed between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula
Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta
Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta
Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta
Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician
Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician
Birth of George Vancouver
Victory over Suraja Dowlah establishes Clive as master of Bengal. Victory helps the British capture Calcutta & establish sovereignty over India
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Appointed Attorney General
Defeated by Marshal dEstees near Hameln
Clive defeats Siraj ud-Daulah, (the last independent Nawab of Bengal) at Plassey, securing India
After the Battle of Plessey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab
With Fredericks decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war. Forced to dissolve his army & leave Hannover open to French attack. Following the defeat at Hastenbeck, the allied army withdraws north and Cumberland signs the humiliating Convention of Klosterzeven, ending the war in Germany
Dismissed from office
Works on Liverpool dock improvements during the town's eighteenth-century commercial expansion.
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
Appointed Governor of Bengal, 1st term, after victory at the Battle of Plessey
Appointed Lord Chamberlain
Restores and installs astronomical instruments for the University's new Macfarlane Observatory.
After the Battle of Plessey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab
Appointed Poet Laureate
Appointed Quartermaster General
After Klosterzeven resigns in disgrace & retires to Windsor Castle
Clive defeats Siraj ud-Daulah, (the last independent Nawab of Bengal) at Plassey, securing India
Shares in the expedition against Rochefort, Commands the battleship Dublin
Appointed Treasurer of the Navy
Publishes a fine edition of Virgil, displaying his Birmingham type and presswork.
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