Which decisive battle of 1757, in which Robert Clive's East India Company forces defeated the Nawab of Bengal, is widely regarded as the beginning of British political dominance in India?

• A Battle of Plassey ✓
• B Battle of Buxar
• C Battle of Panipat
• D Battle of Wandiwash

The Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757 saw Clive's 3,000 troops defeat Siraj-ud-Daulah's 50,000-strong army, largely through the treachery of Mir Jafar, establishing Company rule in Bengal.