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====Establishment of When was the East India Company==Established? ==The British first established trading posts in India to purchase spices that were much in demand in Britain and Europe. They first initially came to trade and with India, not to conquerit. Trade with India was controlled by a British joint-stock company, The East India Company, that was first created in 1600. The East India Company monopolized the Anglo-Indian trade. This was a The company that was owned by private shareholders, including wealthy merchants and aristocrats. Over time, the company earned spectacular profits from India's trade, and they became increasingly influential in Britain's affairs. They It eventually even established a private army to defend its interests, but and later they were even used for offensive purposesto seize territory.

The By the 1750s, the East Indian Company had an army by the 1750s comprised of British officers and Indian soldiers. The forces of the Company in the 1750s were led by Rober Robert Clive (later Clive of India). In 1757, Clive, who proved to be a brilliant general, defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies at the Battle of Plassey. This victory turned the Company into perhaps the strongest power in India. Soon Clive and other Company commanders defeated Indian, French, and other forces contesting India's British influence.<ref> Bence-Jones, Mark. ''Clive of India''.(London, Constable & Robinson Limited, 1974), p. 89.</ref>