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INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
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Date-wise Events |
October 22, 1764 -
BATTLE OF BUXAR |
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Description |
- The Battle of Buxar was fought on this day between the
forces under the command of the British East India Company
led by Hector Munro and the combined army of Mir Qasim, the
Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal King Shah
Alam II.
- The battle fought at Buxar, then within the territory of
Bengal, a town located on the bank of the Ganga river about
130 km west of Patna, was a decisive victory for the British
East India Company.
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