"Last Chance for Victory at Gujrat" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Oct 2021 10:10 p.m. PST |
"As 18 elephant-drawn heavy guns of the British East India Company's Bengal Artillery opened fire, Major John Fordyce's troop of the Bengal Horse Artillery rushed their 9-pounders ahead of the infantry. They unlimbered between two mud- brick villages, with thick clay walls holding networks of houses and courtyards. Thought to be empty, the villages of Burra-Kalra and Chota-Kalra instead were held by Sikh troops. Their commander, Sher Singh, led the Khalsa, the army of the maharajah of the Punjab. Firing from rooftops and loopholes bashed through the brick walls, Sikh foot soldiers poured fire into both flanks of the enemy battery. Horses and gunners fell, and the battery pulled back. The sudden withdrawal exposed the sepoys and British regulars holding the front line to enemy muskets and cannons. The reckless deployment of the British guns marked the beginning of the Battle of Gujrat, fought on February 21, 1849. The outcome of the pitched battle would decide whether the Sikh Empire of the Punjab would remain independent or would become the last region of India to come under British control…"
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| Durban Gamer | 20 Oct 2021 4:45 a.m. PST |
Another interesting find, Armand! |
| OSCS74 | 20 Oct 2021 5:13 a.m. PST |
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| SgtGuinness | 21 Oct 2021 9:51 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 21 Oct 2021 3:32 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis….
Armand
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