For 10 points, name this 1757 battle that gave the British East India Company control over Bengal.
One eyewitness account of this battle states that its winning commander had to be awakened so that he could prevent Major Kilpatrick from stealing his glory with a decisive charge. During it, the victors captured two strategic water tanks belonging to St. Frais, and its early phases saw Mir Madan and Behadur Ali Khan fall to artillery fire. Its losing commander plundered his own treasury at Murshidabad in its aftermath, hoping to flee to safety with his consort Lutf-en-hessa. Six years before, its winning commander had successfully besieged the city of Arcot. Before this battle, whose commanders included Mir Jafar, Siraj ud-Daulah had stormed Fort William and put captives in a "Black Hole," which prompted the British to send Robert Clive to confront him. For 10 points, name this 1757 battle that gave the British East India Company control over Bengal.
One eyewitness account of this battle states that its winning commander had to be awakened so that he could prevent Major Kilpatrick from stealing his glory with a decisive charge.
Battle of Plassey [or Battle of Palashi or Battle of Pelasi]