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<blockquote data-quote="Chaan Pardesi" data-source="post: 167611" data-attributes="member: 7047"><p>Second part -General Zorawar Singh-continued ...</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This act of promotion by Maharajah Ranjit Singh Ji encouraged Zorawar, and he began enthusiastically to build upon his career and loyalty to the Sikh raj.He encouraged and carried out an active recruitment of youth into his force.He gave them the best training that was available and built up a very seasoned and hardy force under his command.A large supply of rations, ammunition and support services for his force were also aranaged and obtained. He then expanded out of the Jammu Fortress and brought in the surrounding areas under the rule of the Khalsa raj, and continued his service for the Khalsa raj.Between 1830 to 1841, when he became a shahid in war, Zorawar continously fought for the Khalsa raj and led the Sikh Army and brought more victories to his credit.</p><p> </p><p>After five invasions and attacks upon the powerful Kingdom of Leh,he brought it to its knees and made it part of the Khalsa Raj,After annexing the region of Ladakh[Leh was the capital of Ladakh] he entered Tibet; where after initially facing some small drawbacks he finally secured large part of Tibet and made that part of the Sikh Kingdom too.</p><p> </p><p>The very far end that Zorawar Singh ji reached with his army is a region called Pamir,where the borders of Afghanistan,India, ChIna and Russia meet.THis act created fear and unsettled the British India Authorities, as they felt should Zorawar reach an agreement with the Russians; the British rule in India would be compromised- as they will face a united front from Russia and the Sikh Raj.This may weaken the British and hasten their departure from India, as a United Russian -Sikh Force could easily chase them out.Thus, they hasten to meet with Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and planted some seeds of suspicion in his mind against Zorawar Singh.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the diplomatic plot, they also sat up a British Force under the command of Cunningham and sent it into the direction of Zorawar Singh.The British Force was under strict instructions not to engage Zorawar Singh, but as show of power that the British too had invested interests in the region and would act should it be necessary.Cunningham also availed the opportunity of meeting with General Zorawar Singh, while the region.Zorawar asked the british about the geographical lay out of the mountainous terrain around, and the British gave him information that was incorrect and would become hazardous for him and his army in any event.Unfortunately, Zorawar Singh did not see through the cunningness and manipualtion of the British! </p><p>Taking the treacherous British advice, Zorawar took the route that led him and his men into snow storms,slippery mountainous and ice cold dangerous terrain, where he decided to camp and position himself.They did not have sufficent warm winter clothing,no food,no wood for burning fires nor any trees which they could cut down to keep warm nor were they able to construct their tents due to the traitorous wintery windy conditions.They were stuck up to two months in that spot.Thus, without a fight many of his soldiers were killed due to the extreme cold weather,many more got ill; some became so cold that they lost the use of their hands and legs and became a burden to the surviving troops.Even at this point Zorawar Singh did not realise he has been misled by the British deliberately; had he been a cunning and calculating individual, he would have been cautious of the bad british advice.</p><p> </p><p>But Zorawar Singh was not a man so easily beaten and was very hard person to bow down so easily to defeat, no matter how bad the conditions became he did not loose his wit about him.He realised that he was cut off from the Lahore Darbar, and even if he managed to get the news to Lahore for help, it will take at least two months to get through.Or it may not even get through at all.There were always other dangers lurking as well to both his men and him.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>to continue </p><p> </p><p>Thank you Giani Ji, I never left,I used to browse thru from time to time. I was just too busy with work and our own expanding business.I was in Malaysia twice this year, each only about two weeks at a time, [once on the way to Korea].</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaan Pardesi, post: 167611, member: 7047"] Second part -General Zorawar Singh-continued ... This act of promotion by Maharajah Ranjit Singh Ji encouraged Zorawar, and he began enthusiastically to build upon his career and loyalty to the Sikh raj.He encouraged and carried out an active recruitment of youth into his force.He gave them the best training that was available and built up a very seasoned and hardy force under his command.A large supply of rations, ammunition and support services for his force were also aranaged and obtained. He then expanded out of the Jammu Fortress and brought in the surrounding areas under the rule of the Khalsa raj, and continued his service for the Khalsa raj.Between 1830 to 1841, when he became a shahid in war, Zorawar continously fought for the Khalsa raj and led the Sikh Army and brought more victories to his credit. After five invasions and attacks upon the powerful Kingdom of Leh,he brought it to its knees and made it part of the Khalsa Raj,After annexing the region of Ladakh[Leh was the capital of Ladakh] he entered Tibet; where after initially facing some small drawbacks he finally secured large part of Tibet and made that part of the Sikh Kingdom too. The very far end that Zorawar Singh ji reached with his army is a region called Pamir,where the borders of Afghanistan,India, ChIna and Russia meet.THis act created fear and unsettled the British India Authorities, as they felt should Zorawar reach an agreement with the Russians; the British rule in India would be compromised- as they will face a united front from Russia and the Sikh Raj.This may weaken the British and hasten their departure from India, as a United Russian -Sikh Force could easily chase them out.Thus, they hasten to meet with Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and planted some seeds of suspicion in his mind against Zorawar Singh. As part of the diplomatic plot, they also sat up a British Force under the command of Cunningham and sent it into the direction of Zorawar Singh.The British Force was under strict instructions not to engage Zorawar Singh, but as show of power that the British too had invested interests in the region and would act should it be necessary.Cunningham also availed the opportunity of meeting with General Zorawar Singh, while the region.Zorawar asked the british about the geographical lay out of the mountainous terrain around, and the British gave him information that was incorrect and would become hazardous for him and his army in any event.Unfortunately, Zorawar Singh did not see through the cunningness and manipualtion of the British! Taking the treacherous British advice, Zorawar took the route that led him and his men into snow storms,slippery mountainous and ice cold dangerous terrain, where he decided to camp and position himself.They did not have sufficent warm winter clothing,no food,no wood for burning fires nor any trees which they could cut down to keep warm nor were they able to construct their tents due to the traitorous wintery windy conditions.They were stuck up to two months in that spot.Thus, without a fight many of his soldiers were killed due to the extreme cold weather,many more got ill; some became so cold that they lost the use of their hands and legs and became a burden to the surviving troops.Even at this point Zorawar Singh did not realise he has been misled by the British deliberately; had he been a cunning and calculating individual, he would have been cautious of the bad british advice. But Zorawar Singh was not a man so easily beaten and was very hard person to bow down so easily to defeat, no matter how bad the conditions became he did not loose his wit about him.He realised that he was cut off from the Lahore Darbar, and even if he managed to get the news to Lahore for help, it will take at least two months to get through.Or it may not even get through at all.There were always other dangers lurking as well to both his men and him. to continue Thank you Giani Ji, I never left,I used to browse thru from time to time. I was just too busy with work and our own expanding business.I was in Malaysia twice this year, each only about two weeks at a time, [once on the way to Korea]. [/QUOTE]
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