Who was Robert clive?

Answer 1

Robert Clive The foundations of the British empire in India were, it is said, laid by Robert Clive, known to his admirers as the "conqueror of India". Clive first arrived in India in 1743 as a civil servant of the East India Company; he later transferred to the military service of the Company and returned to England in 1753, where he able to follow a comfortable life-style. But his penchant for extravagance and ostentatious displays of wealth, just as much as his electoral loss in his attempt to gain a seat in the House of Commons, opened him to the attacks of his creditors and political opponents. Meanwhile, in Bengal, where the British and the French were contesting for supremacy, the Company required the services of an able commander. Clive was eager to return to India; and soon the summons came. He arrived in India in 1756 and at once secured the British forces in Madras. He then moved to Calcutta, which had been captured by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah, and early in 1757 he recaptured Bengal. Later that year, on June 23rd, he defeated the Nawab, largely by means of bribes, at the so-called "Battle of Plassey".

Answer 2

"ROBERT CLIVE" arrived in India in 1744, aged nineteen, to work as junior merchant. Soon bored,he decided to join as a company soldier. he was popular with the sepoy(from the Indian word sipahis, meaning 'soldiers' ) troops and proved to be a brilliant military planner. Roberts nickname was Clive of India his achivements were,Clive's chief claim to fame as a statesman rests upon the achievements of his second governorship. His work falls into three parts: external policy, the settlement of Bengal, and the reform of the company's service. Clive died in 1774, at the house of London, he committed a suicide and died at the at the age of 49.