Comments on: A lethal cocktail of religion & politics-HT Article http://constantmotion.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-lethal-cocktail-of-religion-politics-ht-article/ random thoughts from restlessness Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:52:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pavocavalry http://constantmotion.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-lethal-cocktail-of-religion-politics-ht-article/#comment-852 pavocavalry Mon, 04 May 2009 13:46:38 +0000 http://constantmotion.wordpress.com/?p=272#comment-852 there were no bengali soldiers in the army.the whole province from burma border to peshawar and punjab was called bengal presidency. the vast majority of soldiers in infantry were hundu rajputs and brahmans from modern bihar and UP and cavalry the much smaller arms had muslim ranghars kaimkhanis hindustani pathans and a lesser hindu and sikh component there were no bengali soldiers in the army.the whole province from burma border to peshawar and punjab was called bengal presidency.

the vast majority of soldiers in infantry were hundu rajputs and brahmans from modern bihar and UP and cavalry the much smaller arms had muslim ranghars kaimkhanis hindustani pathans and a lesser hindu and sikh component

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