The history of General Sir Charles Napier's conquest of Scinde / William Francis Patrick Napier
By: Napier, W. F. P.
Material type: TextPublisher: karachi : Oxford University press, 2001Description: 361 p.ISBN: 0195797043.Subject(s): Pakistan -- Sindh | Politics and governmentDDC classification: 915.49180331 N196H 2001 Summary: Peccavi' - the Latin for 'I have sinned' - was the punning one-word telegram with which General Sir Charles Napier announced to the world his 1843 capture of Scinde (or Sind). Napier, a much wounded 61-year-old veteran of the Peninsula War, was placed in charge of the turbulent province, whose ruling Emirs, encouraged by British reverses in nearby Afghanistan, rose against Britain's power. Napier's forces routed the Emirs at the battles of Meanee and Hyderabad and the region became a key paItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Peccavi' - the Latin for 'I have sinned' - was the punning one-word telegram with which General Sir Charles Napier announced to the world his 1843 capture of Scinde (or Sind). Napier, a much wounded 61-year-old veteran of the Peninsula War, was placed in charge of the turbulent province, whose ruling Emirs, encouraged by British reverses in nearby Afghanistan, rose against Britain's power. Napier's forces routed the Emirs at the battles of Meanee and Hyderabad and the region became a key pa
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