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Arrange the following battles in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent one.

(A) Battle of Buxar

(B) First Anglo-Maratha War

(C) Battle of Plassey

(D) Third Battle of Panipat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1: (B), (A), (C), (D) -> This places First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-82) first, which is incorrect.

Option 2: (B), (C), (A), (D) -> This also starts with First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-82) first, which is incorrect.

Option 3: (C), (A), (D), (B) -> This correctly starts with Battle of Plassey (1757) and Battle of Buxar (1764), but incorrectly places Third Battle of Panipat (1761) after Buxar.

Option 4: (C), (D), (A), (B) -> Battle of Plassey (1757) → Third Battle of Panipat (1761) → Battle of Buxar (1764) → First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-82). This is the correct chronological sequence.


Hence, Option 4: (C), (D), (A), (B) -> The correct chronological order is Battle of Plassey (1757), followed by Third Battle of Panipat (1761), then Battle of Buxar (1764), and finally the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782). These battles mark crucial turning points in 18th century Indian history, establishing British supremacy in Bengal and their eventual dominance over other Indian powers. -> correct

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