The East India Company first arrived via sea route at Surat in the year 1608 for the purpose of establishing trade with India.
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah and his French allies on 23 June 1757.
The battle consolidated the Company's presence in Bengal, which later expanded to cover much of India over the next hundred years.
Fort William was built in 1696 by East India Company by John Goldsborough at Calcutta.
Sewri Fort was built by Britishers in 1680 in Mumbai.