Through the Sikh War: A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjaub
Book Description
My dear Lads, A mong the many wars by which, province by province, theE mpire of India was won, few, if any, were mO re brilliant and hard fought than thoea which terminated in the annexation of the Punjaub. It is satisfactory to know that the conquest of theS ikhs a brave and independent race was not broiht about by any of the intrigues which marred the brilliancy of some of our early conquesta, ...
MoreMy dear Lads, A mong the many wars by which, province by province, theE mpire of India was won, few, if any, were mO re brilliant and hard fought than thoea which terminated in the annexation of the Punjaub. It is satisfactory to know that the conquest of theS ikhs a brave and independent race was not broiht about by any of the intrigues which marred the brilliancy of some of our early conquesta, or by greed for additional territory, but was the result of a wanton invasion of the states under our protection by the turbulent soldiery of the Punjaub, who believed themselves invincible, and embarked upon the conflict with a confident belief that they would make themselves masters of Delhi, if not drive us completely out of I ndia. It was fortunate forB ritain that the stnle was not delayed for a few years, and that there wae time for the Punjaub to become well contented with our rule before the outbreak of theM utiny; for had the Punjaub declared against us at that critical period it would assuredly have turned the scale, and the work of conquering India must needs have been undertaken anew. I have endeavoured, while keeping my hero well in the foreground, to relate the whole of the leading incidents in the twoS ikh wars. Yours sincerely, G. A. HENTY.
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