2. He was a Sikh, from the Punjab, a group that was heavily recruited by the British army after the 1857 rebellion.
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@HeerJeet National honor, too. Neutral rights and all that (though that's somewhat of a joke). Ironically, it kicked off the end of empire.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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13. Paradox of WWI was that war fought for empire undermined the empire, first in Ireland and then everywhere.
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14. Not a few of the imperial soldiers of the first world war would go back and participate in national liberation movements.
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@HeerJeet We have long since forgotten what WWI was about, so it is lumped in with the convenient platitudes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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