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The First and Second Sikh Wars
Reginald George Burton
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Paperback. The Sikh Wars of the 1840s were the final battles that secured British domination of the Indian subcontinent. In 1911, the British Army command asked its historical branch in India to prepare a military history of the Sikh Wars. Resulting from that order, this work provides information about the British Army in India and Sikh culture at the time. Illustrator(s): Coulston, Jon. Num Pages: 200 pages, includes 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
The First and Second Sikh Wars of the 1840s were the final battles that secured British domination of the Indian subcontinent for the next century. Noted for both their brutality and sophistication in tactics - with large-scale cavalry clashes, sieges, artillery and infantry engagements - the wars against the Sikh principalities not only handed control of India to Great Britain, but the defeated armies ended up becoming the most loyal and ablest soldiers of the British Empire.In 1911, the British Army command asked its historical branch in India to prepare a military history of the Sikh Wars. The result is ... Read more
The First and Second Sikh Wars of the 1840s were the final battles that secured British domination of the Indian subcontinent for the next century. Noted for both their brutality and sophistication in tactics - with large-scale cavalry clashes, sieges, artillery and infantry engagements - the wars against the Sikh principalities not only handed control of India to Great Britain, but the defeated armies ended up becoming the most loyal and ablest soldiers of the British Empire.In 1911, the British Army command asked its historical branch in India to prepare a military history of the Sikh Wars. The result is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
348 g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Yardley, United States
ISBN
9781594160578
SKU
V9781594160578
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About Reginald George Burton
Reginald George Burton (1864-1951) was a military historian and noted author. Jon Coulston is an historian at St Andrews University, Scotland.
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