Who among the following has been called as a “Heaven Born General”?
(A) Albuquerque
(B) Robert Clive
(C) Francois Dupleix
(D) Lord Cornwallis
Correct Answer : Robert Clive
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2009
Robert Clive was the Governor of India twice from 1757-1760 and then 1765-1767. He forced Nawab of Bengal Shujaudaulah to sign the Treaty of Allahabad. He established “Predatory State” in Bengal successfully. Indeed, he was a statesman in a mask of a soldier. William Pitt stated that he was “heaven-born general.”
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