Interestingly, after the Anglo-Nepal war (1814- 1816) William Fraser the Political Agent in Nepal had reorganised the 7000-strong irregular levy into four Gorkha battalions. They comprised mainly ...

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Coming back to the subcontinent, a more restrained portrayal of post-war Anglo-Indians is found in Aparna Sen’s 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981). Lonely Violet Stoneham is a widowed English teacher ...

Scope note The Third Anglo-Afghan War (also referred to as the Third Afghan War) began on 6 May 1919 and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919. The root cause of the Third Afghan War lies many ...

He is currently fighting in Kursk. “I had previously fought in the Maoist People’s War in Nepal and had risen to the position of battalion co-commander of the People’s Liberation Army ...

US securocrats pushed for expansionist policies in the 1990s that set the West and Russia on a path of confrontation. Six killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine Russian forces ...

Check here for key differences between the Governor-General and Viceroy in British India: administration, reforms, and ...