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TIL that the heavily outnumbered British won the pivotal Battle of Plassey that started their conquest of India because they knew how to deal with rain. They covered their gunpowder while the Sira... (collection.nam.ac.uk)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/wenonah_ on 2025-08-02 09:20:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the heavily outnumbered British won the pivotal Battle of Plassey that started their conquest of India because they knew how to deal with rain. They covered their gunpowder while the Siraj's gunpowder got wet and unusable.

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