Thirty years of Robert Robert Clive.

If he hadn't come to India, the 30 years of his life would have been completely different.

Robert? Robert Robert Clive didn't live long because he was only 49 years old. However, many 94-year-old people are not as rich as his life experience.

Come to India

1In the summer of 744, 19-year-old Robert Robert Clive finally ended her months-long sea voyage and anchored in Madras. Robert Clive's parents breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, among the British people who went to India at that time, there were many "bad boys" like Robert Robert Clive besides careerists who wanted to make a fortune in India. Even if they can't become famous in India, at least their parents can be quiet.

Young Robert Clive really deserves the name "bad boy". As the son of an ordinary squire in the English countryside, he is a real villain. As early as 13 years old, he organized a group of children older than him to extort money everywhere in his hometown and did many bad things. And he hung himself under the statue of the church in pursuit of * * *, but he almost scared people to death. So when he was forcibly put on a ship bound for India by his parents, the elders in his hometown even held a small celebration ceremony.

Now, Robert Robert Clive, bathed in the hot and humid sea breeze in India, is already a document of the East India Company-the work of this alias scribe is almost the lowest position in the company. Standing on the golden beach, Robert Robert Clive looked at St George's Castle, where the East India Company's factory was located, and looked at the magnificent English houses inside and outside the castle, and began to look forward to his future.

A powerful company

At that time, the influence of the British East India Company in India had greatly expanded compared with 100 years ago. 1668, the company moved its trading point in India from surat to Mumbai, where the geographical position is superior, making them occupy a very favorable strategic position. Of course, the British are not only satisfied with the development on the west coast of India, so they naturally extend their tentacles to the east coast-after the establishment of St. George's Fort in Madras, they finally set foot in Bangladesh, the most fertile land in India, and established Kolkata, which will become the most populous and largest city in India in the future.

The gradual decline of the Mughal dynasty also contributed to the expansion of the East India Company. The self-supporting hills of princes and nobles are everywhere, the decadent and luxurious life in the imperial court and the army seriously lacking in combat effectiveness make it impossible for the emperor to impose more restrictions on businessmen from Europe and only meet their various requirements bit by bit. This led to the monopoly of India's navigation rights and trade rights by Europeans. On the one hand, they made huge profits through this monopoly, on the other hand, they suppressed the local commercial capitalists in India through this monopoly.

Mercantilism, which initially focused only on economic interests, is gradually disappearing. The British realize that it is much easier to make profits by controlling India's finances, taxes and land ownership than by trying to do business-although their so-called business is actually semi-coercive, buying low and selling high. Britain and France's East India Company began to build a huge army, trying to monopolize the tax revenue of some Indian territories. They have developed from a commercial organization to a colonial country with many privileges.

Be involved in war

Although working in such a powerful company, Robert Robert Clive seems unhappy. The boring life of constantly recording the quantity of textile raw materials and copying invoices every day even made him lose the confidence to live. During his first two years in India, he tried to commit suicide twice, both because the gun miraculously misfired. In Robert Robert Clive's view, it may be that fate has more important arrangements for him, so he finally gave up the idea of suicide.

1746, because of the contradiction of commercial interests, the long-standing hostility between Britain and France intensified, and the French army captured Madras. Robert Clive managed to escape to another British camp in the south-Fort St. David, where he took part in defensive operations. The fatal temper developed from fighting since childhood is considered as "the innate military temperament", so it has become the standard bearer of the army. After that, a battle to attack the French army and hold his ground made him famous.

Shortly thereafter, the signing of the peace agreement made Madras return to Britain, and Robert Robert Clive was promoted to quartermaster, responsible for purchasing food and daily necessities for the army. This position not only brought him rich economic benefits, but also taught him how to deal with Indian locals. This experience has accumulated wealth for him all his life.

Surprise Algod

In order to suppress opponents to the maximum extent and strengthen themselves, Britain and France have been fighting in the dark. The East India Company, which belongs to these two countries, has figured out various ways to intervene in India's local affairs, supporting their respective forces between the Indian royal family and local governors, and controlling local troops in the name of training local soldiers has become their most commonly used means.

175 1 year, this kind of infighting is concentrated in Ricino Polly, a strong city of pro-British Navab. Ali's last stronghold, and another local pro-French force is leading French soldiers to besiege it. In July this year, Robert Robert Clive came here with a small fleet to purchase military supplies, and Ali looked forward to the arrival of the savior. He hoped that Robert Robert Clive could lead an army to attack Argonne, the French resident, so as to alleviate the crisis in Rickinopoli.

On September 6, a team that looked more like a beaten army set out from the British base camp. 300 barefoot Indian soldiers and 200 undisciplined British soldiers started the journey of attacking Algod. The weather is changeable, from scorching sun to thunderstorm, and the rotten roads are muddy. But none of this seems to have stopped the team from moving forward. On the sixth day after their departure, they were close to the gate of Algod.

To Jancler's surprise, Algod is already an empty city-thousands of Indian and French soldiers stationed here have all retreated to a camp not far from the city. It turned out that it was because of the bad weather conditions that the scouts sent by the enemy could not accurately judge the number of troops led by Robert Robert Clive. Out of fear, they voluntarily gave up the city, and Jancler Wu occupied Algod without firing a shot.

In the following months, Robert Robert Clive calmly commanded his obviously inferior team, repelled the enemy's counter-attacks again and again, and rescued Al Gore.

What Robert Robert Clive did got * * *? Ali's heartfelt thanks and high praise. Navab awarded a lot of land to the East India Company represented by Robert Robert Clive, and awarded Robert Robert Clive himself the title of "ever-victorious general".

Taura's resistance

1753, 28-year-old Robert Robert Clive returned to England and was treated like a hero. In order to enter the upper class, he devoted himself to the election of members of the lower house of the British Parliament. However, after spending a lot of energy and time and all the money he accumulated by various means when he was a quartermaster in India, he still failed to realize this wish. At this time, the contradiction between Britain and France became more and more acute, and an unprecedented war was on the verge. In desperation, he accepted the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Army, became the governor of the East India Company of Fort St. David, and returned to India, a land that had given him infinite glory.

At this time, in India, the biggest crisis was conceived in Bangladesh. Young local Navvab Silaghi? Ude? Taura was extremely angry at the long-term arrogance and crazy robbery of Europeans. With an independent mind, he was determined to drive these invaders out of his territory.

His first act was to demand that the British and French in Bangladesh immediately dismantle the military fortifications they had built in Calcutta. This request was rejected by Europeans, which made Taura even more angry.

1June 756, only two months before he officially ascended the throne, Taura began to act. A fierce battle began in Calcutta. In just a few days, 50,000 troops led by Taura captured Gargada, which was considered indestructible by the British, and put the captured British in a military prison that was later called a "black hole". The poor ventilation in this prison eventually led to the death of a large number of British prisoners.

This is a very famous "black hole" event in Indian history. This incident dealt a serious blow to the self-confidence of the British people, but it also aroused their strong anti-Indian sentiment. It was against this background that Robert Robert Clive returned to India. Defeating Tola and retaking Calcutta became the task he had to face.

Decisive battle Plasi

Clay Wu understands that the gap between the two sides' military forces is obvious: there are only 3,000 soldiers, including 800 British soldiers and 2,200 Indian soldiers; Taura commanded 50,000 troops, including 35,000 infantry and 0/5,000 cavalry. Moreover, after sizing up the situation, the clever Taura formulated a strategy of uniting France against Britain, so dozens of French officers in his army were responsible for directing Indian soldiers to use artillery.

Although not confused by the tourist trap of disparity in strength, Robert Robert Clive also knows that head-on fighting will not make him take any advantage. But don't forget, in the process of dealing with local people for a long time, the quartermaster in those days was already very familiar with the Indian psychology and knew what they liked and needed. Therefore, Robert Robert Clive made some secret preparations for this battle.

On June 23rd 1756, the two sides set out in Plasi. Plasi is located on the Baylati River in the north of Calcutta. The two sides camped and confronted each other less than one kilometer apart. On the one hand, there are 3,000 soldiers from Robert Robert Clive; on the other hand, there are 2,000 soldiers under the direct command of Taura ―― the other Indian soldiers are led by Mill? Four officers, including Jaffa, are leading around and ready to support.

As the Indian artillery under the command of the French army fired the first shot, the battle of Plasi officially started. First, the two sides bombarded each other with artillery. Due to the small number and small caliber of British artillery, some of them were overwhelmed. After half an hour, they had to retreat to hide under an earth wall. With the help of this favorable terrain, they beat back several charges of the Indian army and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

At this time, a sudden heavy rain changed the course of the battle: the British army had tarpaulins to cover its ammunition, so that its firepower was not lost, while the Indian army's gunpowder was soaked and lost its combat effectiveness.

Unfortunately, the Indian army mistakenly thought that the British army was also stained with gunpowder like them, so it launched hand-to-hand combat against the British positions. This is exactly what Robert Robert Clive wanted. He ordered soldiers to fire intensively, killing a large number of Indian soldiers and killing Mill, one of the four military attaché s of Taura. Madan

More unfortunately, Mill? Martin happened to be the only one of the four who remained loyal to Taura ―― this was prepared by Robert Robert Clive for this battle. He used money to win over three other four people, especially the most powerful mill? Jaffa has also been promised by Robert Robert Clive to become Navab. From beginning to end, none of the three rebels took part in the war.

Now, poor Taura can only count on these rebels. On the surface, the three men were still very passive to him, but they all advised him to give up fighting and leave Plasi. In desperation, Taura had to retreat with the beaten army, and Robert Robert Clive took the opportunity to "send away" them with more violent gunfire. By 5 pm, the British army had won a complete victory in the battle.

Taura was caught in the process of escape and was executed soon after. The mill? Jaffa successfully became the new Navab of Bengal, and fulfilled the huge sum of money and land promised to Robert Robert Clive in advance.

Glory and extinction

After the Battle of Plasi, Robert Robert Clive, whose popularity reached its peak, was appointed as the governor of Bangladesh, in charge of all affairs of the East India Company in Bangladesh. He grabbed unimaginable wealth from others here, and after 176 1 returned to England, he successfully entered the upper class and realized his previous dream.

1765, Robert Robert Clive returned to India as governor and successfully persecuted the mughal emperor shah? Aram II signed the Abad Treaty. According to this treaty, the tax collectors of three important Indian provinces, Bangladesh, Bihar and Orissa, were appointed by the British East India Company, which actually handed over all the taxes of these three provinces to the British.

Since then, Robert Robert Clive has continued to enjoy his comfortable and luxurious life in Britain and India. However, his long-term debauchery also made him addicted to it. Finally committed suicide at 1774. At this time, it has been thirty years since he first set foot on the land of India.

Robert Robert Clive is a very important figure in English history. His greatest contribution to this country and the East India Company was his victory in the battle of Plasi. It is generally believed that this campaign marked a completely different stage for Britain's existence in India: from commercial invasion focusing on grabbing money to complete colonial rule including politics, economy and culture. Those British people who used to like counting money have now begun to plunder land and political hegemony crazily.

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