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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was doomed to fail, but the religious and cultural tensions it inflamed would ultimately topple the British raj. On May 9, 1857, some 4,000 British soldiers and sepoys—native Indian troops—formed a three-sided hollow square on the parade ground at the Meerut military cantonment, 40 miles northeast of Delhi, to witness …
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Letters from Readers- Civil War Times December 2013Lee’s Loyalty I have great respect for Robert E. Lee as a man and a soldier, but disagree with his example, cited in Gary Gallagher’s October article, “A Question of Loyalty,” of G… Read MorePrelude to RevolutionThe Earl of Dunmore stamped his name on a 1774 Indian war and took credit for its success, earning the lasting enmity of the Virginia militiamen who actually fought. What could be … Read MorePast and Present- Civil War Times December 2013Help sought for a timeworn memorial In 1879 the survivors of Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery—often called “Cooper’s Battery” after James H. Cooper, the battery’s captai… Read MoreBlue and Gray: Poor George Gordon MeadeAn unsent letter has plagued the general for more than 150 years. On July 14, 1863, Abraham Lincoln drafted a letter to Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade, whose Army of the Potomac had… Read MoreThe 11-Day WarThe so-called Christmas Bombings in 1972 brought the North Vietnamese back to the negotiating table, but at a high cost
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