Author: Sir Charles Gough
Publisher: London, A. D. Innes & Company
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars
Author: Sir Charles Gough
Publisher: London, A. D. Innes & Company
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: London, A. D. Innes & Company
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Third Sikh War?
Author: D. H. Butani
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The First Anglo-Sikh War
Author: Amarpal Singh
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9352770099
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
During the eighteenth and early years of the nineteenth century, the red tide of British expansion had covered almost the entire Indian subcontinent, stretching to the borders of the Punjab. There the great Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh had developed his military forces to thwart any British advance into his kingdom north of the River Sutlej. Yet on the death of Ranjit Singh, unworthy successors and disparate forces fought over his legacy while the British East India Company seized on the opportunity and prepared for battle. In the winter of 1845, the First Anglo-Sikh War broke out.Amarpal S. Sidhu writes a warts and all tale of a conflict characterized by treachery, tragedy and incredible bravery on both sides. In an innovative approach to history writing, the narrative of the campaign is accompanied by battlefield guides that draw on eyewitness accounts and invite the reader to take a tour of the battlefields, either physically or virtually.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9352770099
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
During the eighteenth and early years of the nineteenth century, the red tide of British expansion had covered almost the entire Indian subcontinent, stretching to the borders of the Punjab. There the great Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh had developed his military forces to thwart any British advance into his kingdom north of the River Sutlej. Yet on the death of Ranjit Singh, unworthy successors and disparate forces fought over his legacy while the British East India Company seized on the opportunity and prepared for battle. In the winter of 1845, the First Anglo-Sikh War broke out.Amarpal S. Sidhu writes a warts and all tale of a conflict characterized by treachery, tragedy and incredible bravery on both sides. In an innovative approach to history writing, the narrative of the campaign is accompanied by battlefield guides that draw on eyewitness accounts and invite the reader to take a tour of the battlefields, either physically or virtually.
Empire of the Sikhs
Author: Patwant Singh
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN: 0720615240
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and charismatic Indian rulers of his ageRanjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of the subcontinent's past by recent Western historians, yet he had an impact that lasts to this day. He unified the warring chiefdoms of the Punjab into an extraordinary northern Empire of the Sikhs, built up a formidable modern army, kept the British in check to the south of his realm, and closed the Khyber Pass through which plunderers had for centuries poured into India. Unique among empire builders, he was humane and just, gave employment to defeated foes, honored religious faiths other than his own, and included Hindus and Muslims among his ministers. In person he was a colorful character whose his court was renowned for its splendor; he had 20 wives, kept a regiment of "Amazons," and possessed a stable of thousands of horses. The authors make use of a variety of eyewitness accounts from Indian and European sources, from reports of Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story includes the range of the maharaja's military achievements and ends with an account of the controversial period of the Anglo-Sikh Wars following his death, which saw the fall of his empire while in the hands of his successors.
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN: 0720615240
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and charismatic Indian rulers of his ageRanjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of the subcontinent's past by recent Western historians, yet he had an impact that lasts to this day. He unified the warring chiefdoms of the Punjab into an extraordinary northern Empire of the Sikhs, built up a formidable modern army, kept the British in check to the south of his realm, and closed the Khyber Pass through which plunderers had for centuries poured into India. Unique among empire builders, he was humane and just, gave employment to defeated foes, honored religious faiths other than his own, and included Hindus and Muslims among his ministers. In person he was a colorful character whose his court was renowned for its splendor; he had 20 wives, kept a regiment of "Amazons," and possessed a stable of thousands of horses. The authors make use of a variety of eyewitness accounts from Indian and European sources, from reports of Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story includes the range of the maharaja's military achievements and ends with an account of the controversial period of the Anglo-Sikh Wars following his death, which saw the fall of his empire while in the hands of his successors.
The First and Second Sikh Wars
Author: Reginald George Burton
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Provides rich details, analysis, and a wealth of information about the British Army in India, Sikh culture at the time, and the battles known for their brutality and complexity of tactics.
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Provides rich details, analysis, and a wealth of information about the British Army in India, Sikh culture at the time, and the battles known for their brutality and complexity of tactics.
Through the Sikh War
Author: George Alfred Henty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sikh War, 1845-1846
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sikh War, 1845-1846
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars
Author: Sir Charles John Stanley Gough
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The British & the Sikhs
Author: Gurinder Singh Mann
Publisher: Helion
ISBN: 9781911628248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A book which covers the relationship between the British and the Sikhs in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.
Publisher: Helion
ISBN: 9781911628248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A book which covers the relationship between the British and the Sikhs in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.
The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars - the Rise, Conquest, and Annexation of the Punjab State
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845–46
Author: David Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472834461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472834461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
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.