One of the most fascinating British characters of the Victorian era. Some say he was the inspiration for George MacDonald Fraser's brilliant and hilarious character, Flashman. But who was he and why was his life so extraordinary? Let's find out.
Also, I have been receiving messages regarding my sources on the Sikh Empire of the time. My main sources were Tartan Turban by John Keay and The History Of Reigning Family Of Lahore by Carmichael Smyth. archive.org/details/TheHistor...
If you disagree with things I say in this video then that's perfectly fine but please supply legitimate sources and not knee jerk emotions. I'm here for friendly exchanges of knowledge, not for arguing. "They were written by the British" is factually correct and I'll take that on the chin, but its also not the strongest of arguments.
Below are the links to the other books I used for my research. Some are Amazon links, if you purchase via these then Amazon throw me a few cents in change.
Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game - amzn.to/3jHWIE3
John Kaye, Lives of Indian officers - free download - archive.org/details/livesindi...
Karl Meyer, Tournament of Shadows - amzn.to/3X58neA
Patrick McCrory, Signal Catastrophe - amzn.to/3ZbHabX
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