✦ History

Bengal War

1756 – 1765

Result British victory; Treaty of Allahabad

Ended by Treaty of Allahabad

A coalition of the Mughal Empire, Awadh and Bengal fought the East India Company, which won and secured control of Bengal under the Treaty of Allahabad.

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Battles 1

October 22–23, 1764
Battle of Buxar British victoryTreaty of Allahabad Buxar Shah Alam II, Shuja-ud-Daula, Mirza Najaf Khan

Key commanders

Mughal alliance 3

Shah Alam II military commander Shuja-ud-Daula Nawab of Awadh Mirza Najaf Khan military commander

East India Company 2

Hector Munro, 8th Laird of Novar military commander John Caillaud military commander

Mughal Empire 3

Shah Alam II belligerent leader Shuja-ud-Daula military commander Mirza Najaf Khan military commander