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	Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (September 29, 1725 - November 22, 1774) was the statesman and general who established the empire of British India.
		The Clives, or Clyves, were one of the oldest families in the county of Shropshire, having held the manor of that name in the reign of Henry II.
		Clive told him, in reply, with characteristic haughtiness, that his father was a usurper, that his army was a rabble, and that he would do well to think twice before he sent such poltroons into a breach defended by English soldiers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Clive (5499 words)

	Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Clive was born at Styche, the family estate, in the parish of Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Shropshire.
		Clive treated the great population of the city with so much consideration that they helped him, not only to fortify his position, but to make successful sallies against the enemy.
		All Clive's correspondence proves him to have been a good husband and father, at a time when society was far from pure, and scandal made havoc of the highest reputations.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive (5619 words)

	MSN Encarta - Robert Clive
		Clive, Robert (1725-1774), British governor of Bengal, who was one of the founders of British rule in India.
		Clive eventually escaped and accepted a commission in the British army in 1747 as an ensign.
		The French out of the way, Clive promptly broke the peace with the nawab and on June 23, 1757, with less than 3000 troops and with the help of a traitor within the enemy ranks, defeated Siraj-ud-Dawlah and his army of 50,000 at Plassey; this victory permanently embedded British power in India.
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	ROBERT CLIVE, BARON CLIVE - LoveToKnow Article on ROBERT CLIVE, BARON CLIVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The prize lay between Dupleix, who had the genius of an administrator, or rather intriguer, but was no soldier, and Clive, the first of a centurys brilliant succession of those soldier-politicals, as they are called in the East, to whom Great Britain owes the conquest and consolidation of its greatest dependency.
		First, as to Madras and the Deccan, Clive had hardly been able to commend himself to Major Stringer Lawrence,the commander of the British troops, by his courage and skill in several small engagements, when the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) forced him to return to his civil duties for a short time.
		The circumstances that Clive, at the head of this handful, had been seen marching during a storm of thunder and lightning, frightened the enemy into evacuating the fort, which the British at once began.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CL/CLIVE_ROBERT_CLIVE_BARON.htm (1371 words)

	AllRefer.com - Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey[plas´E] Pronunciation Key, 1725–74, British soldier and statesman.
		Clive's brilliant capture of Arcot (1751) and the relief of the siege of Trichinopoly (1752) thwarted Dupleix, who had been on the verge of achieving French hegemony in S India.
		As governor of Bengal again from 1765 to 1767, Clive greatly reduced corruption and inefficiency in a formerly disordered administration and reached a settlement with the states of Bihar and Orissa.
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	Robert Clive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Clive initially seems to have been bored by the clerical work to which he was assigned, but eventually found his niche in the Company's military wing.
		Clive understood that the system under which he had gained his fortune was not a good basis for long-term prosperity of the East India Company.
		Parliament called Clive to answer charges that he had gained his fortune through corrupt and illegal means and that his mismanagement of the East India Company had prevented the crown from reaping the gains that had been promised.
	www.tnstate.edu /edachowski/robert_clive.htm (1156 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - History - Robert Clive: Tearaway to empire builder
		Clive quickly began to build a reputation for courage and skill in battle in the wars against the French and their Indian allies.
		In 1760 Clive returned to England, and at the age of 34 was elected MP for Shrewsbury, later serving as Mayor.
		Clive's death remains something of a mystery, but it's likely that the manic depression which stalked him all his life was at the heart of it.
	www.bbc.co.uk /go/england/home/int/vera.0505/promo1/lnk4/-/shropshire/content/articles/2005/03/29/robert_clive_feature.shtml (1510 words)

	robert clive - biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Clive might best be remembered for his successful victory in the 1757 Battle of Plassey, his addiction to opium, or his role in the development of the East India Company.
		Robert Clive was born in 1725 as the oldest son of Richard and Rebecca Clive.
		Clive was forced to share the house in London with five younger girls and an infant brother.
	athena.english.vt.edu /~jmooney/3044annotationsa-g/clivebio.html (550 words)

	Robert Clive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Clive's solution was to obtain from Shah Alam the dewanee, or revenue-collecting power, in Bengal and Bihar (the company was thus the imperial dewan for those two provinces).
		Clive formed a Society of Trade, which operated the salt monopoly, to provide salaries on a graduated scale; but the company directors disallowed this on the ground of expense, and two years later they replaced it by commissions on the revenue, which cost the company more.
		Clive was pursued to England by his enemies who launched a parliamentary attack which, though triumphantly repulsed in 1773, led to his suicide the following year.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/terrace/adw03/peel/c-eight/india/clive.htm (406 words)

	Robert Clive - Shropshire's Empire Builder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As Robert Clive looked down from the top of the church in Market Drayton he felt that this was his true position in life.
		Robert's father Richard was a lawyer of limited finance and large family.
		Robert Clive of India; A Political and Psychological Essay by NIRAD C. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/8...
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	Manas: History and Politics, Robert Clive
		he 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
		Clive was eager to return to India; and soon the summons came.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/History/British/Clive.html (195 words)

	Robert Clive, 1. Baron Clive - netlexikon
		Die Clives oder Clyves waren eine der ältesten Familien in der Grafschaft Shropshire, die schon seit den Zeiten Heinrichs II.
		Trost fand Clive während dieser schwierigen Zeit in der Bibliothek des Gouverneurs, wo er seine versäumte Schulbildung durch systematische Studien wieder aufzuholen versuchte.
		Schrittweise dehnte Clive in den drei großen Provinzen die britische Vorherrschaft gegen den französischen Einfluß aus, aber sein besonderes Verdienst liegt in der Fähigkeit und der Weitsicht, mit der er die reichste Provinz, Bengalen, für die britische Krone erwarb.
	www.lexikon-definition.de /Robert-Clive.html (763 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Mid Wales \| Castle treasures could return
		The Clives enriched the castle's store of treasures with paintings, furniture and memorabilia from their years in India which are on show at the Clive of India museum.
		Robert Clive is famous for his victory over the Nawab of Bengal at the battle of Plassey in 1757 which signalled Britain's control over India.
		Clive, who had an opium addiction, later became governor and commander-in-chief of India before committing suicide after being accused of financial irregularities in 1774.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/wales/mid/4104659.stm (551 words)

	Robert Clive: Letter to William Pitt on India (1759)
		Robert Clive was a strong administrator and empire builder, eventually becoming the main representative of the British East India Company in India.
		Clive had triumphantly led 3,000 British soldiers against a Mughal-led army that was ten times as large at the Battle of Plassey.
		Clive discusses several issues of geo-political and economic interest that concerned a British government that was increasingly interested in imperial matters.
	www.oswego.edu /~pan/h209ma/robertclive_william%20pitt.html (490 words)

	Additional Reading (from Clive, Robert, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For Clive's Indian career, the best book is H.H. Dodwell, Dupleix and Clive (1920, reprinted 1968); and for his relations with the East India Company in Britain, see Lucy Sutherland, The East India Company in 18th Century Politics (1952).
		Plassey was the scene of the decisive victory of British forces under Robert Clive over those of the nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Dawlah, in 1757.
		From 1980 until his retirement in 1991, Robert Runcie served as archbishop of Canterbury, primate of the Church of England, and titular head of the Anglican Communion.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-1371?tocId=1371 (779 words)

	Robert Clive Biography / Biography of Robert Clive Biography Biography
		The English soldier and statesman Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), extended British power in India.
		Robert Clive was born of an old and prominent family on Sept. 29, 1725, at Styche in Moreton Say, Shropshire.
		In 1749 he was appointed captain of commissary to supply provisions to the troops, and he b.....
	www.bookrags.com /biography-robert-clive (239 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Robert Clive
		Granger shared the 2003 Nobel award with American economist Robert F. Engle, his colleague of more than 20 years at the University of California, San...
		Granger, Clive W. J.: 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics shared with Robert Engle
		Engle shared the 2003 Nobel award with British economist Clive W. Granger, his longtime colleague during his years at the University of...
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	With Clive in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The speaker is Robert, Lord Clive of India (1725-1774).
		At the peak of his military fame, in 1757, Clive had been the stunning—though vastly outmanned—victor at the Battle of Plassey, which drove the French out of Bengal and placed the jewel of India atop the British crown.
		In the end, Parliament resolved that "Robert, Lord Clive did, at the same time, render great and meritorious services to his country." He was vindicated, though the stress of it all had broken his heart.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues01/feb01/clive.html (346 words)

	Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey on Encyclopedia.com
		Bibliography: See the famous Essay on Clive by T. Macaulay; G. Malleson, Lord Clive and the Establishment of the English in India (1962); M. Edwardes, Plassey: The Founding of an Empire (1970); L. Stephens, Robert Clive and Imperialism (1981).
		Treasures from days of the empire; Clive of India's historical papers given to the nation.(National)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/clive-r1o.asp (568 words)

	Robert Clive - Shropshire's Empire Builder
		Robert's tantrums and rage became almost legendary as did his exploits while at school.
		He had been nothing but trouble to his poor father and eventually through exasperation his father arranged a job for Robert as a junior writer (clerk) with the East India Company.
		The French and Portuguese were already there and while a few visionaries could see the massive potential that India offered it would be this humble clerk who would transform both India and Britain.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/shropshire/52015 (693 words)

	Project South Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Clive reports his unhappiness in India to a cousin in England, 16 February 1744/5
		Robert Clive reports to his father on his victory over Sirajuddaulah, 23 February 1757
		Robert Clive to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the recapture of Calcutta from Sirajuddaulah, Spring 1757
	projectsouthasia.sdstate.edu /Docs/history/primarydocs/Clive_Letters (53 words)

	RootsWeb: INDIA-L Re: Robert Clive
		Aside from the noted biographies of Robert Clive senior (Bence-Jones, M
		Clive of India, 1974; Chaudhuri, N.C. Clive of India, 1975; Forrest, G.W. life of Lord Clive, 1918, etc) he has a relative, Peter Holt (b.
		Re: Robert Clive by "W. and N. Hart" < >
	archiver.rootsweb.com /th/read/INDIA/1998-03/0890807476 (182 words)

	History 4C Timeline Project Introduction Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Clive is speaking to the house of commons about the situation in India and more specifically talking about corruption in Bengal.
		What Clive is most concerned about is the effect the middle men will have on the young Englishmen sent over to Bengal.
		He is afraid that these young men will yearn for wealth and will let the middle men corrupt them to get it from the lower classes.
	www.history.ucsb.edu /faculty/rappaport/classes/hist4c/timeline%20frames/Text/Robert%20Clive.htm (162 words)

	Mughal treasures to be auctioned in Britain
		London, February 11: Mughal treasures brought to Britain by Robert Clive, the British commander during colonialism, are expected to fetch some 1.1 million pounds when they are sold on April 27, auctioneers Christie’s said on Wednesday.
		Clive of India, as he became known, accumulated the collection after a series of campaigns culminating in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, which brought most of India under British control.
		It is not clear how Clive acquired it, but he may have taken it as booty after his victory over Siraj-ud Daulah, Nawab of Bengal, at Plassey.
	www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=28361 (288 words)

	Clive Owen - News Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Clive was not mentioned as being at the Gosford Park premiere in NYC the other day, but there is a picture HERE that says it was taken at the premiere.
		Clive Owen's DCI Tanner finds himself up to his defective eyes in racial tensions and neo-fascism as he investigates the murder of a fl community leader.
		Clive Owen ("Croupier'') has been cast as an assassin on the trail of Matt Damon in "Bourne Identity,'' which Doug Liman is directing for Universal.
	www.murphsplace.com /owen/coarchives.html (7634 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Robert Clive: Speech in Commons on India, 1772
		Clive's victory Plassey in 1757 enabled the East India Company established its rule over large areas of India.
		Clive here recounts some of the consequences in a speech to the House of Commons.
		The inhabitants, especially of Bengal, in inferior stations, are servile, mean, submissive, and humble.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1772clive-india.html (995 words)

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