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Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB , FRS (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, [1] [2] [3] was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British East India Company (EIC) rule in Bengal.
Major-General Robert Clive (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. He began as a writer for the East India Company (EIC) who established the military and political supremacy of the EIC by securing a decisive victory at the Battle of Plassey in Bengal. He was born in 1725 in England.
Oct 6, 2022 · Robert Clive (1725-1774), also known as 'Clive of India ' and Baron Clive of Plassey, masterminded the expansion of the East India Company in India. Best known for his victory at Plassey in Bengal in 1757, Clive's reputation suffered in his own lifetime from charges of corruption and subsequently as one of the main architects of British ...
Jul 2, 2024 · Robert Clive (born September 29, 1725, Styche, Shropshire, England—died November 22, 1774, London) was a soldier and the first British administrator of Bengal, who was one of the creators of British power in India.
General Robert Clive was the EIC’s governor, ruling over the regions of today’s Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Bangladesh. When Clive had first arrived in India, in 1744, he was impoverished by debt.
A courageous, resourceful and ruthless military commander, Major-General Robert Clive helped secure an Indian empire for Britain. He eventually became an imperial statesman, but also a greedy speculator who used his political and military influence to amass a fortune.
Apr 14, 2019 · A noted commander and leader in the East India Company during the 18th century. Arriving in India in the 1740s, Clive helped establish British supremacy.
Mar 29, 2005 · Who was Robert Clive? Clive engineered British rule in India, fighting several key battles with the French for control of trade in the sub-continent.
May 23, 2023 · Robert Clive: From Hero to Villain. During Robert Clive’s lifetime, the East India Company commissioned two portraits showing him as a hero. The first of these, a marble statue of Clive in Roman military costume, was installed in 1764 inside East India House, their headquarters in London.
Robert, 1st Baron Clive, (born Sept. 29, 1725, Styche, Shropshire, Eng.—died Nov. 22, 1774, London), British soldier and colonial administrator. In 1743 he was sent to Madras (Chennai) for the East India Company, where hostilities between it and the French East India Company allowed him to demonstrate his military skills.
