12019-12-24T09:39:07-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e11661Annotationplain2019-12-24T09:39:07-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Battle of Plassy (1757) -- thought of as the battle where the English first gained military dominance in India. A key moment in the transition of British colonialism from a predominantly mercantile, trade relationship to one of formal political and military dominance.