<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Buxar </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of Bengal War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 22 October 1764 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Near Buxar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> British East India Company victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Mughal Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Nawab of Awadh </Li> <Li> Nawab of Bengal </Li> <Li> Durrani and Rohilla Factions </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> British East India Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Shah Alam II </P> <Ul> <Li> Shuja - ud - Daula </Li> <Li> Mirza Najaf Khan </Li> <Li> Mir Qasim </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Hector Munro of Novar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40,000 140 cannons </Td> <Td> 7,072 30 cannons </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Disputed British claim: 2,000 killed </Td> <Td> 733 - 847 killed, wounded or missing </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Buxar </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of Bengal War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 22 October 1764 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Near Buxar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> British East India Company victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

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