- Regarded as one of the foundational moments in the establishment of the British Empire in the Indian subcontinent.
- The British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, decisively defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, and his French allies.
- The outcome of the battle granted significant territorial control to the British and significantly increased their political influence in the region.
- Plassey marked the beginning of the British East India Company's dominance over much of India and paved the way for the eventual establishment of British colonial rule in the subcontinent.