About this title: The Sikh Wars in 1845-46 and 1848-49 saw the British Army pitted against its most formidable enemy in the whole history of British India, and perhaps of the whole expansionist phase of the 19th century British Empire. The Sikh Army created by Maharaja Ranjit Singh from the 1820s was inspired by its warrior faith, but organised, drilled, uniformed, ...
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Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781841767772ISBN:1841767778
Description: Perry, Michael. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Good Copy. Trade paperback. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Spine is square with slight creasing and slight wear. has name and date on title page. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 48 p. Contains: Illustrations. Men-At-Arms (Osprey), 421. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: 2004, new copy, paper covers, 7x10, 48 pges, prof illus in B&W and 8 pages of color plates by Michael Perry. The beginning of the 19th century saw the rise of a remarkable Sikh leader in the Punjab province of north-west India. Unifying the feudal rulers under his authority, the conquering Maharaja Ranjit Singh pursued campaigns of expansion for nearly 40 years, creating for the purpose a new regular army on the Western model. His death in 1839 found the frontiers of Sikh and British power in ... read more
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