Fauj-i-khas Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His French OfficersGuru Nanak Dev University, 2002 - 240 pages Ranjit Singh, 1780-1839, Maharaja of the Punjab. |
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... European infantry could disband a host of irregular cavalry , started thinking of engaging European officers to train some of their troops . The best among these trainers were French , since they had no chance to join any regular French ...
... European infantry could disband a host of irregular cavalry , started thinking of engaging European officers to train some of their troops . The best among these trainers were French , since they had no chance to join any regular French ...
Page 32
... European officers which the Raja had engaged during the last six months . Two of these officers were French , and they had been received at Peshawar by Allard and Ventura some months earlier . Both of them were quickly in command of a ...
... European officers which the Raja had engaged during the last six months . Two of these officers were French , and they had been received at Peshawar by Allard and Ventura some months earlier . Both of them were quickly in command of a ...
Page 60
... European tactics " on the great scale " , concluded that Ventura did not want to give them his knowledge of European strategy . 152 There is no proof that Hough's interpretation was wrong . However , we must observe that the reasons ...
... European tactics " on the great scale " , concluded that Ventura did not want to give them his knowledge of European strategy . 152 There is no proof that Hough's interpretation was wrong . However , we must observe that the reasons ...
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