Through the Sikh War

Among the many wars by which province by province the Empire of India was won few if any were more brilliant and hard fought than those which terminated in the annexation of the Punjaub. It is satisfactory to know that the conquest of the Sikhsa brave and independent racewas not brought about by any of the intrigues which marred the brilliancy of some of our early conquests or by greed for additional territory but was the result of a wanton invasion of the states under our protection by the turbulent soldiery of the Punjaub who believed themselves invincible and embarked upon the conflict with a confident belief that they would make themselves masters of Delhi if not drive us completely out of India. G.A. Henty