A) Battle of Buxar
B) Battle of Plassey
C) First Anglo - Sikh War
D) First Anglo - Mysore War
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Battle of Buxar, was a decisive battle fought between British and Indian forces at Buxan a town on the Ganges River. Mir Kasim, the Nawab (governor) of Bengal, wanted to rid his territory of British control. He formed an alhance with the Nawab of Oudh and shah Alam II, the Mughal emperor. The combined Indian armies invaded Bengal and clashed with British troops, led by Major Hector Munro, in October 1764. A hotly contested battle resulted in victory for the British. As a result of tills triumph, in 1765, Robert Chve signed the Treaty of Allahabad with the Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II. The treaty effectively legalized the British East India Company's control over the whole of Bengal.
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