![]() The victory at Plassey started a process that eventually resulted in British rule over the sub-continent. In the years that followed, the British used their newly acquired revenues and military might to eject their European colonial rivals, the French and the Dutch, from the rest of India. ![]() He did much to organise and train the Company’s army on European lines, turning it into a formidable force. No longer purely a commercial organisation, it had become an imperial power.Īs part of this process Clive served as Commander-in-Chief Bengal, with the local rank of major-general. The Company created a huge civil and military administration to collect the taxes and police its territories. Indian tax revenues were now used to buy Indian goods for export to Britain. This confirmed British military supremacy in the region and gave the Company a political stake in India. In 1765 he secured the ‘diwani’, the right to collect the tax and customs revenue of Bengal, from Emperor Shah Alam II for the Company. SEGA and Relic announced today Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces, a new digital-only, standalone multiplayer expansion pack for Company of Heroes 2 which will release on September 3rd. ![]() After his victory at Plassey, Clive was appointed Governor of Bengal.
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