CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGES
I. Early Years 9-15
II. Southern India in 1744 16-32
III. How the War in the Karnátik affected the French and English Settlements 23-31
IV. How the Fortunes of Robert Clive were affected by the Hostilities between the French and English in Southern India 32-41
V. Clive decides for the Career of a Soldier 42-50
VI. The First Year of Soldiering at Trichinopoli and Abcot 51-59
VII. 'The Swell and Dash of a Mighty Wave' 60-74
VIII. Clive in England; and in Bengal 75-89
IX. The Battle of Plassey 90-106
X. How Clive dealt with the Spoils of Plassey: his dealings with Mír Jafab; with the Princes of Southern India; with the Dutch 107-137
XI. The Second Visit of Clive to England 138-148
XII. The Reign of Misrule in Bengal 149-158
XIII. The Purifying of Bengal 159-170
