Ramnagar where my great great great great grandfather Col William Havelock (aide de corps to General Von Alton at Waterloo and older brother of General Sir Henry Havelock KCB)) was killed, his decapitated body along with 12 other troopers was found a few days later, the battle is still remembered each year by the 14/20th Hussars (King`s Royal Hussars)
You have quite an ability to bring history to life. I was hanging on every word. Making these two installments was a good idea, and I look forward to the conclusion.
YES, the several video series on the SECOND Anglo-Sikh War has begun via you, Chris old bean, and with my 28th birthday just a week away exactly now, Friday 29th it is 😁😁😁😁… I pounced on this straight away as soon as ya updated it, and I hope you’ll have a GREAT birthday present to give me this year with what you’ll do next week, I’d certainly love a video on the next big battle of this conflict which followed on from today’s topic coverage as your present to me. But anyway, returning to this, gee, all the stuff which happened in Punjab to reignite the conflict between the Sikhs and British, including some stupid mistakes by us Brits with reducing our military strength for one thing… No wonder HE, General Hugh Gough, the 19th century Lance Corporal Jones figures as I call him 😆😆😆 (what you awed and wowed us so much about him with his battlefield bayonet charge tactics during the FIRST Anglo-Sikh War’s battles has made me irresistibly compared him too much to our Clive Dunn Dad’s Army figure), was recalled to once again lead the front against the rebellious Punjabians, though I see he had a more cautious approach during this one, the Battle of Ramnagar. But you say we’ll find out if his Lance Corporal Jones tactics with the bayonet would be used again, AND the story of the British Army’s most unluckiest regiment which happened in this war, huh? BRING IT ALL, Chris dear old mucker, I can’t WAIT to see what you’re about to deliver more with THIS, your series on the SECOND Anglo-Sikh War 😁😁😁😁👏👏👏👏. Oh and btw, in response to your reply words on Tuesday’s video to my part of my review on there regarding our WW1 Middle-East conflict hero figure T.E Lawrence aka of course Lawrence of Arabia, yesterday I FINALLY had the opportunity on my day off from work to see the ABSOLUTELY AMAZING almost 4 hour long film from 1962 about him for the first time EVER, and MY GOD WHAT an amazing film this sure was NOTHING but 😱😱😱,NO WONDER it inspired many then future big film directors such as the likes of Jurassic Park man Steven Spielberg, Star Wars figure George Lucas (as Obi-Wan Kanobi himself aka the late Sir Alec Guinness is one of the leading stars in this), Oliver Stone and so on, Peter O’Toole TOTALLY ABSOLUTELY delivers MAGNIFICENTLY as we Brits’ WW1 Middle-East hero figure T.E Lawrence aka of course Lawrence of Arabia, he TOTALLY WAS Lawrence in the end after he was at last chosen for it, no wonder this film was the one that propelled him into massive stardom status and won him over half a dozen awards for playing Lawrence 😁😁😁😁. Now I’m TOTALLY ABSOLUTELY ready for that much much awaited video about HIM from you at last, dear Chris 👍👍👍👏👏👏
So interesting! And the timing is extraordinary, for me, at least: I've begun researching Gen. Henry van Cortlandt, whose father's family was well-known in New York state and whose mother was "an Indian lady".
I have enjoyed your videos for quite some time since your video regarding the Naval Engagement at the Falklands showed up in my recommended 'round two or so years ago. You are a consistent source of fascinating and engaging history content. I do not think I have found any other Channel on TH-cam that comes close to yours in quality regarding Company-Era India, even moreso when it comes to Anglo-Sikh relations!
Chris, the Sikh’s had much more claim to the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory, correct? If I recall correctly from your First Sikh War series, (I’m 75 so forgive the possibly sketchy remembrances) didn’t one of the Sikh leaders or higher ups help the British either covertly or by just leaving his part in the battle altogether? I know you said something similar. If his actions didn’t loose the war for the Sikhs, then he did weaken their battle plan! Thanks for keeping me learning new things every video!
Yes,at the battle of Ferozepur a retreat on the brink of victory offensive was ordered by treacherors. And slow movements of re-inforcement that was mirroring a part of British army by another treacheror general.
Dear Chris, I always said that George MacDonald Fraser couldn't write a boring book if he tried. Well Sir I don't think you could tell a dull tale if you tried!
And so here we are....again. Given how troubled was the situationin Europe, with revolutions everywhere, and also a real war in Italy (our 1st war of indipendence) it's logical that this war, outside of the UK, wasn't well known. So it's always nice to see something new about these forgotten campaigns.
Dear Chris, I'm much obliged by the second compare with Germany after WW II ,you drive the nail home as we say. Kipling shows the fear from many different ethnic groups in India of the British military actions especially of the bayonet charge. Seems insane to the Natives. Meanwhile in Germany at this year we had our revolution, light with 0 calories and nobody knows about this today. Do it again my favorite informant 😂and I meet you on the next episode! All the best Ludwig.
Nice lectureChris👍Oh the year 1848, when a liberal mass of people went to the newly appointed King Frederik VII and demanded democracy, he replied "Why do you demand from me something you already have", but not the right to vote for "the seven F's": carpenters, maids, poor, bankrupts, fools, criminals and strangers. The year when Germany became our favorite enemy, instead of Great Britain, when Prussia, after having put down a popular uprising in Berlin (against their own population), sent its troops to Schleswig-Holstein to help a popular uprising against Denmark. And since then it has been Germany a couple of times. Thanks again for your stories❤👍🤟
Could you make a program on Colonel Durand's conquest of the Hunza and Nagar valleys? E F Knight devotes a large section of his "Where Three Empires Meet" to the subject, highlighting the qualities of the British officers, engineers, and administrators involved. Peter Fleming touches upon the subject some 50-odd years later in his "Travels in Tartary." Thanking you in advance.
@@TheHistoryChapThank you for your reply, your videos are excellent. I must add that Colonel Durand wrote his own account of the conquest, but he didn't take much part in it as he was wounded earlier in the fighting. E F Knight's account is very detailed.
Chris, it seems like some men are just determined to succeed through either blind luck or sheer will, however I'm not sure which case applies here. I'm looking forward to the next installment to find out what happens to our brave General "Fix bayonets!" Gough. I think I can hear the Benny Hill Music in the background! 😂😅
Where is it mentioned in the video that Sikhs are Muslim or Hindu ? Having watched the video myself, I don’t believe that it is. I also don’t believe that I have missed something.
Ramnagar where my great great great great grandfather Col William Havelock (aide de corps to General Von Alton at Waterloo and older brother of General Sir Henry Havelock KCB)) was killed, his decapitated body along with 12 other troopers was found a few days later, the battle is still remembered each year by the 14/20th Hussars (King`s Royal Hussars)
The Gravedigger alas died of disease during the Mutiny
its an interesting and moving grave to visit.
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You have quite an ability to bring history to life. I was hanging on every word. Making these two installments was a good idea, and I look forward to the conclusion.
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Bravo Sir.. another gem 💎
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Another enthralling episode, Chris. Thank you.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
YES, the several video series on the SECOND Anglo-Sikh War has begun via you, Chris old bean, and with my 28th birthday just a week away exactly now, Friday 29th it is 😁😁😁😁… I pounced on this straight away as soon as ya updated it, and I hope you’ll have a GREAT birthday present to give me this year with what you’ll do next week, I’d certainly love a video on the next big battle of this conflict which followed on from today’s topic coverage as your present to me.
But anyway, returning to this, gee, all the stuff which happened in Punjab to reignite the conflict between the Sikhs and British, including some stupid mistakes by us Brits with reducing our military strength for one thing… No wonder HE, General Hugh Gough, the 19th century Lance Corporal Jones figures as I call him 😆😆😆 (what you awed and wowed us so much about him with his battlefield bayonet charge tactics during the FIRST Anglo-Sikh War’s battles has made me irresistibly compared him too much to our Clive Dunn Dad’s Army figure), was recalled to once again lead the front against the rebellious Punjabians, though I see he had a more cautious approach during this one, the Battle of Ramnagar. But you say we’ll find out if his Lance Corporal Jones tactics with the bayonet would be used again, AND the story of the British Army’s most unluckiest regiment which happened in this war, huh? BRING IT ALL, Chris dear old mucker, I can’t WAIT to see what you’re about to deliver more with THIS, your series on the SECOND Anglo-Sikh War 😁😁😁😁👏👏👏👏.
Oh and btw, in response to your reply words on Tuesday’s video to my part of my review on there regarding our WW1 Middle-East conflict hero figure T.E Lawrence aka of course Lawrence of Arabia, yesterday I FINALLY had the opportunity on my day off from work to see the ABSOLUTELY AMAZING almost 4 hour long film from 1962 about him for the first time EVER, and MY GOD WHAT an amazing film this sure was NOTHING but 😱😱😱,NO WONDER it inspired many then future big film directors such as the likes of Jurassic Park man Steven Spielberg, Star Wars figure George Lucas (as Obi-Wan Kanobi himself aka the late Sir Alec Guinness is one of the leading stars in this), Oliver Stone and so on, Peter O’Toole TOTALLY ABSOLUTELY delivers MAGNIFICENTLY as we Brits’ WW1 Middle-East hero figure T.E Lawrence aka of course Lawrence of Arabia, he TOTALLY WAS Lawrence in the end after he was at last chosen for it, no wonder this film was the one that propelled him into massive stardom status and won him over half a dozen awards for playing Lawrence 😁😁😁😁. Now I’m TOTALLY ABSOLUTELY ready for that much much awaited video about HIM from you at last, dear Chris 👍👍👍👏👏👏
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So interesting! And the timing is extraordinary, for me, at least: I've begun researching Gen. Henry van Cortlandt, whose father's family was well-known in New York state and whose mother was "an Indian lady".
Thanks for watching & your interesting feedback.
Another great video, released on the anniversary of the battle!
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I have enjoyed your videos for quite some time since your video regarding the Naval Engagement at the Falklands showed up in my recommended 'round two or so years ago. You are a consistent source of fascinating and engaging history content. I do not think I have found any other Channel on TH-cam that comes close to yours in quality regarding Company-Era India, even moreso when it comes to Anglo-Sikh relations!
Thanks for watching my video and for your kind feedback.
Thanks so much Chris
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another interesting video into the empire’s battles thanks for uploading
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Hola gracias por la traducción , es un tema bastante interesante , saludos desde Colombia .
Many thanks for watching
Another great video
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Chris, the Sikh’s had much more claim to the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory, correct? If I recall correctly from your First Sikh War series, (I’m 75 so forgive the possibly sketchy remembrances) didn’t one of the Sikh leaders or higher ups help the British either covertly or by just leaving his part in the battle altogether? I know you said something similar. If his actions didn’t loose the war for the Sikhs, then he did weaken their battle plan! Thanks for keeping me learning new things every video!
Yes,at the battle of Ferozepur a retreat on the brink of victory offensive was ordered by treacherors.
And slow movements of re-inforcement that was mirroring a part of British army by another treacheror general.
Yes I did mention it.
I really love your videos
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Dear Chris, I always said that George MacDonald Fraser couldn't write a boring book if he tried. Well Sir I don't think you could tell a dull tale if you tried!
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Excellent video 📹
Great warriors 👏
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And so here we are....again. Given how troubled was the situationin Europe, with revolutions everywhere, and also a real war in Italy (our 1st war of indipendence) it's logical that this war, outside of the UK, wasn't well known. So it's always nice to see something new about these forgotten campaigns.
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Multan was the home town of my maternal grandfather which he & my grandmother had to flee from following the establishment of Pakistan.
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Dear Chris, I'm much obliged by the second compare with Germany after WW II ,you drive the nail home as we say. Kipling shows the fear from many different ethnic groups in India of the British military actions especially of the bayonet charge. Seems insane to the Natives. Meanwhile in Germany at this year we had our revolution, light with 0 calories and nobody knows about this today. Do it again my favorite informant 😂and I meet you on the next episode! All the best Ludwig.
WW I of course.
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The interesting fact is: the Second Anglo-Sikh War was fought just after the end of the Mexican-American War in the Western hemisphere.
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Dalhousie not Daloosie. Family castle is in Bonnyrigg Midlothian and is an hotel today
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Nice lectureChris👍Oh the year 1848, when a liberal mass of people went to the newly appointed King Frederik VII and demanded democracy, he replied "Why do you demand from me something you already have", but not the right to vote for "the seven F's": carpenters, maids, poor, bankrupts, fools, criminals and strangers. The year when Germany became our favorite enemy, instead of Great Britain, when Prussia, after having put down a popular uprising in Berlin (against their own population), sent its troops to Schleswig-Holstein to help a popular uprising against Denmark. And since then it has been Germany a couple of times. Thanks again for your stories❤👍🤟
Thanks for watching & for your interesting feedback.
Could you make a program on Colonel Durand's conquest of the Hunza and Nagar valleys? E F Knight devotes a large section of his "Where Three Empires Meet" to the subject, highlighting the qualities of the British officers, engineers, and administrators involved. Peter Fleming touches upon the subject some 50-odd years later in his "Travels in Tartary." Thanking you in advance.
Thanks for watching my video. Will add your suggestion to my ever growing list and thanks for sharing details the book
@@TheHistoryChapThank you for your reply, your videos are excellent. I must add that Colonel Durand wrote his own account of the conquest, but he didn't take much part in it as he was wounded earlier in the fighting. E F Knight's account is very detailed.
And now the Ethnic Anglo Saxon British, Hold the the Indian Shiks in such high regard 😊
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Chris, it seems like some men are just determined to succeed through either blind luck or sheer will, however I'm not sure which case applies here. I'm looking forward to the next installment to find out what happens to our brave General "Fix bayonets!" Gough. I think I can hear the Benny Hill Music in the background! 😂😅
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Sikhs are neither Muslim or Hindu, otherwise an excellent presentation and the Sikhs did help in the Indian mutiny later.
Where is it mentioned in the video that Sikhs are Muslim or Hindu ? Having watched the video myself, I don’t believe that it is. I also don’t believe that I have missed something.
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thx again, chris 🤟
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It's general Gough!
Gentlemen! Fix your bayonets!
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So Paddy pull hos white fighting coat out of mothballs and back to war!
"Oi've niver been beat and oi niver will be beat!" 😄😄😄😄
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WOWWW THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SO MUCH FROM BAKK IN THE DAY........TTHHXX CHAPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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