{"id":3842,"date":"2024-03-05T15:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:56:54","slug":"the-commander-of-east-india-companya%c2%80%c2%99s-army-in-the-battle-of-buxar-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-commander-of-east-india-companya%c2%80%c2%99s-army-in-the-battle-of-buxar-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The commander of East India Company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s army in the Battle of Buxar was :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Robert Clive&#8221; option2=&#8221;Admiral Watson&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sir Eyre Coote&#8221; option4=&#8221;Hector Munro &#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (c) Sir Eyre Coote.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Clive was the commander of the East India Company&#8217;s army in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Admiral Watson was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years&#8217; War and the American Revolutionary War. Hector Munro was a British general who served in the Seven Years&#8217; War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.<\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Buxar was fought on October 22, 1764, between the East India Company&#8217;s army and the combined forces of the Nawab of Awadh and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. The battle was a decisive victory for the East India Company, and it marked the beginning of the Company&#8217;s ascendancy in India.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Eyre Coote was the commander of the East India Company&#8217;s army at the Battle of Buxar. He was a veteran soldier who had served in the Seven Years&#8217; War. Coote was a skilled tactician and a determined leader. He was able to defeat the Nawab of Awadh&#8217;s army despite being outnumbered.<\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Buxar was a turning point in the history of India. 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