Show mastery of india won at battle of great Brit britaina ains control over india may be said raid to date from the time of 0 robert clive who in 1744 at the ago age ot of eighteen was sent irom from england to bo a clerk for the east india company ho soon gave up the pen for the sword and became a groat great military genius the old indian empire of the great moguls had fallen into the hands of provincial viceroys vice roys and in tho the fight for supremacy clive aided certain ot of these against others backed by the french ills his great victory of Fl assey in june 1757 with 3 W men opposed to determined the struggle IQ in 1773 the three provinces ot of madras bombay and bengal were placed ader the administration ot of a governor genera and warren hastings the first governor general laid the foundations of the present administration of india after the indian mutiny ot of 1857 the th direct sovereignty of india was transferred from the east india company to the crown and on january 1 1877 queen victoria was waa proclaimed empress ot of india |