"Book Review: The Second Anglo Sikh War " Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Aug 2016 9:46 p.m. PST |
"The Anglo Sikh Wars mark the finishing acts of what could be termed the conquest of India. The work of domination started by Clive and expanded by Mornington was essentially ended by the Sikh Wars and Dalhousie's laps scheme, which saw to it that by then end of the 1857 rising there was little need for further wars of conquest, only those of maintenance. Amarpal Singh picks up from his previous book to finish the tale of the fall of the last great independent state in India. It an instructive phase in the story of British expansionism as it is a dramatic moment in the history of India. What had begun as an admired and useful northern neighbour became a flight risk after the death of the Great Ranjit Singh. The first Sikh war was an attempt by the British to retain a stable northern frontier by a direct presence, and for the Sikhs a fight for the retention of independence. The imposition of a British resident in Lahor, the disbandment of the majority of the formidable Sikh army and the eclipse of the Khalsa government to a gaggle of pandering yesmen, were the results of the First Sikh War. On top of that came the inevitable demand for a cash forfeit and the promotion of a young boy, Duleep Singh, to rule the Punjab as a protectorate of the British Empire…"
Full review here link Amicalement Armand |
bruntonboy | 24 Aug 2016 11:56 p.m. PST |
First volume was pretty good with some good pictures of the battlefields as they are today. Look forward to seeing this one. |
Tango01 | 25 Aug 2016 10:42 a.m. PST |
Good luck with it my friend (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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