Plassey

[ plah-see, plas-ee ]

/ ˈplɑ si, ˈplæs i /

noun

a village in NE India, about 80 miles (128 km) north of Kolkata: Clive's victory over a Bengal army here (1757) led to the establishment of British power in India.

Also Pa·la·shi

[puh-lah-see] /pəˈlɑ si/.

Example sentences from the Web for plassey

Calcutta was recovered, other places were taken, and the battle of Plassey fought.

The Eighteen Christian Centuries |James White
From the battle of Plassey onwards, wherever there was fighting, there were the Dublin Fusiliers.

British Regiments at the Front, The Story of Their Battle Honours |Reginald Hodder
At one o'clock in the morning, the weary troops reached the village of Plassey.

With Clive in India |G. A. Henty
There still remained fifteen miles to be traversed in order to reach Plassey.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13 |Various

Orders were given to push on that night to Daudpur, six miles north of Plassey.

In Clive's Command |Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for plassey

Plassey

/ (ˈplæsɪ) /

noun

a village in NE India, in W Bengal: scene of Clive's victory (1757) over Siraj-ud-daula, which established British supremacy over India

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