1857: How The Brits Blew Up Indian Mutineers With Canons!

[Joe Shearer]

ship cannons during operation polo by indian forces.....what you call those big guns mounted in front of most navy ships.

Operation Polo saw very few ships involved, on either side.

In Goa, ironically, the original title of this piece might have been relevant. Canons were more lethal and killed more Goans than did cannons. However, that happened centuries before Operation Vijay.

 

[KS]

Canons were more lethal and killed more Goans than did cannons.

 

[Bang Galore]

Tatya tope too was blown up by cannon after the defaet of laxmi bai.

Not true. Hanged.

 

[ajtr]

Operation Polo saw very few ships involved, on either side.

In Goa, ironically, the original title of this piece might have been relevant. Canons were more lethal and killed more Goans than did cannons.

sorry my mistake operation polo was for hyd....not well versed with military history.

 

[KS]

sorry my mistake operation polo was for hyd....not well versed with military history.

So ladies can google after all...

 

[ajtr]

So ladies can google after all...

I had to when i read joe sir's post and understood the hidden sarcasm in it...........

 

[Bang Galore]

I find attempts to manufacture outrage only at the British amusing.

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Don't see similar anger at Subas Chandra Bose for allying with this lot.

 

[KS]

I had to when i read joe sir's post and understood the hidden sarcasm in it...........

That was not the only sarcasm in his post

 

[Joe Shearer]

I had to when i read joe sir's post and understood the hidden sarcasm in it...........

Not sarcasm. Gentle, tongue-in-cheek humour.

 

[A1Kaid]

I am neither for forgiving nor forgetting.

 

[OrionHunter]

They failed to see how they were once British's slave and still are.

We're still slaves of the Brits? You're in a goddamn time warp where the universe stands still! A lot of water has flowed under the bridge. Britain is now emaciated and a sunset power. Most people can't even find it on a map.

 

[ajtr]

That was not the only sarcasm in his post

ya i know the one on which you laughed at later in yur above post.

Not sarcasm. Gentle, tongue-in-cheek humour.

Chlata hai..banter bhi aur humor bhi...............

 

[A1Kaid]

We're still slaves of the Brits? You're in a goddamn time warp where the universe stands still! A lot of water has flowed under the bridge. Britain is now emaciated and a sunset power. Most people can't even find it on a map.

Don't let that fool you though, UK still holds great financial power in banking and capital as London is still an international capital of Finance along with NYC. UK is in NATO and also a prominent member of the EU. They territorially may be smaller but their power is still mighty, of course not relatively to their golden age of the 19th century colonial rule, because the lands they once conquered are now better armed and developed than centuries ago.

 

[third eye]

The outrage expressed here is understandable.

It wasnt an age where human rights mattered. Humans like they are today back then were also marginally above animals in their inter personal behavior.

The mutineers or freedom fighters did no better. By any accounts , killing of women & children was not acceptable both socially & in the religious books of the Hindu & Muslims.

 

[Bharat_singh]

Britishers are resposible for most of the problems subcontinent is facing right now

I don't agree with your this conclusion. It was 18th centuries Indian's weakness that Britisher's "just" exploited. If you think Britishers are responsible for most of the problems that subcontinent is facing right now, than why those problems are not rectified yet? Who is stoping the people of subcontinent from solving those problems? Britishers?