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120 they should never keep more than one hundred and twenty-five European soldiers in the country, for the service of their several factories, Chiusura, Cossimbazar, and Patna. A breach of any of these conditions was to be punished by entire and utter expulsion from the territories of Bengal.

Meer Jaffier, who had utterly deserted the Dutch on their ill-success, now sustained a heavy loss in the departure for England of Clive, whom he justly regarded as the mainstay of his throne and safety. To add to his perplexity, his territories were again invaded by the Shahzada, whose father's long captivity having been terminated by his murder, he himself now assumed the title of Emperor. He was supported in his invasion by several powerful Zemindars, but was ultimately defeated by the English troops under Colonel Calliaud, who was, however, prevented from making the most of his victory