Clitus
a distinguished Macedonian general, who saved the life of Alexander the Great at the battle of Granicus, but 1 CLIVE who, having expostulated with his imperial master when the latter was in a fit of intoxication, was slain by him, в. c. 328.
CLOCK Hole. Clive soon took possession of Calthrone him. With the help of Meer Jafintentions of the nabob he resolved to determs; but having no trust in the loyal throne him. With the help of Meer Jaffier, one of the nabob's officers, he effected his purpose, and in the battle of Plassey Calcutta. Here he was equally successful against the encroachments of the nabob, and Clive was made Governor of for the military service. The French Calcutta. Here he was equally successunder Dupleix had recently gained im- ful against the encroachments of the portant privileges and large lar grants of Dutch, defeating their forces both by sea territory, and in alliance with Chunda and land.
Baron of Plassey, an English general and CLIVE, ROBERT, Lord Clive and Baron of Plassey, an English general and statesman; born in Shropshire, Sept. 29, 1725. In his 19th year he entered the East India Company's service at Madras as a writer, but in 1747 quitted the civil Sahib, Nabob of Arcot, were threatening the existence of the British establish ments. In 1751 Clive, who had already a reputation for skill and courage, marched on the large city of Arcot with 200 British troops and 300 Sepoys, and took it, though strongly garrisoned, with- ROBERT CLIVE out a blow; withstood a siege by Chunda Sahib for nearly two months; and at last routed the enemy, took possession of important posts, and returned to Madras completely victorious. In 1753 he sailed to England to recover his health, and was received with much honor.
Two years later he was back in India, to England to recover his health, and was which he was soon summoned to command the expedition sent to Bengal, in his governorship of St. David's, from attacked the British, destroyed their facwhich he was soon summoned to com- mand the expedition sent to Bengal, over 120 of his prisoners in the Black Clive now visited England again, without much inquiry as to the means; and in 1761 he was raised to the Irish without much inquiry as to the means; in India took him back, but now as President of Bengal, with command of the dent of Bengal, with command of the in India took him back, but now as Presitroops there. Before his arrival, however, Major Adams had already defeated the Nabob of Oude, and Lord Clive had only the arranging of the treaty by which the company obtained the disposal of all the revenues of Bengal, Bahar, and England. In 1773 a motion was made in had abused the powers with which he was intrusted"; but it was rejected for a resolution that "Lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country." His health was by this time broken, and in one of his habitual fits of melancholy he put an end to his life, Nov. 22, 1774.