A highly illustrated account of the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-56, a dramatic, hard-fought and colourful conflict during Britain's rule of India.
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.
| ISBN: | 9781472834478 |
| Publication date: | 25th July 2019 |
| Author: | David Smith |
| Illustrator: | Steve Noon |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Campaign |
| Genres: |
Specific wars and campaigns Colonialism and imperialism Battles and campaigns Asian history |
A highly illustrated account of the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-56, a dramatic, hard-fought and colourful conflict during Britain's rule of India.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 First Anglo-Sikh War 1845-46 features in the following genres: Specific wars and campaigns, Colonialism and imperialism, Battles and campaigns, Asian history
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The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845-46 was written by David Smith and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845-46 has 96 pages
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