Robert Clive

On the morning of June 23, 1757, the armies of Bengal, in what is now eastern India, engaged English soldiers under the command of Robert Clive.

Companies to Colonies Jeffrey Collins 2010

Robert Clive and Cecil Rhodes are iconic figures in the annals of imperial history.

Companies to Colonies Jeffrey Collins 2010

Occupied by the officers of the East India Company, it was home, in 1756, to Robert Clive who is considered the architect of British power in India.

`Garden House'. Once home to Robert Clive 2008

THIS is the house in which Robert Clive lived while in Cuddalore.

`Garden House'. Once home to Robert Clive 2008

(Toward the end of lunch, he ventures an interest, also, in Robert Clive and Warren Hastings -- "perhaps the two of them together, as a way of looking at a period of the British Empire in India.")

The Politician as Biographer 2008

In a gesture to history, a circular plaque has been put up in the verandah which says, "This house was occupied by Robert Clive afterwards created Lord Clive, circa 1756".

`Garden House'. Once home to Robert Clive 2008

"All Englishmen are honest" makes no room for Robert Clive.

Bulk Thinking 2008

My recent visit to this famous building of Robert Clive, popularly known as "Garden House", left me spell bound.

`Garden House'. Once home to Robert Clive 2008

If they want to see them as the new versions of Robert Clive, then we have no comment.

[Bangladesh] Own brand of democracy with foreign money? Give us a break 2007

A good "paper trail" exists to document this long life span as the animal was the pet of Robert Clive 1725-1774 British military commander and founder of the British Empire in India.

Clive's Tortoise 2006