The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845–46 - The betrayal of the Khalsa
David Smith
The First Anglo-Sikh War broke out due to escalating tensions
between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in the
Punjab region of India in the mid-nineteenth century. Political
machinations were at the heart of the conflict, with Sikh rulers
fearing the growing power of their own army, while several
prominent Sikh generals actively collaborated with the East India
Company.
The British faced a disciplined opponent, trained along European
lines, which fielded armies numbering in the tens of thousands. The
war featured a number of closely contested battles, with both sides
taking heavy losses. This fully illustrated study of the First
Anglo-Sikh War tells the story of one of the major colonial wars of
the nineteenth century, as the East India Company attempted to
wrest control of the Punjab region from a Sikh Empire riven by
infighting.
Paperback, 96 Seiten, durchgängig bebildert mit zeitgenössischen
Fotos, Farbillustrationen von Kampfsituationen, Karten und 3D
Operationsdiagrammen, engl. Text
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