The Battle of Buxar (aka Bhaksar or Baksar) in Bihar, northeast India, on 22-23 October 1764 saw a British East India Company (EIC) army led by Hector Munro (1726-1805) gain victory against the combined forces of the Nawab of Awadh (aka Oudh), the Nawab of Bengal, and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II (r. 1760-1806). https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2116/battle-of-buxar/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #EastIndiaCompany #BattleOfBuxar #BritishIndia