Talk:First Anglo-Sikh War

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The external link http://www.sikhlionz.com/anglosikhwar1.htm seems to be 404. Anthony Appleyard 09:37, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

There was some biased text at the beginning "it cannot be denied that the british wanted to conquer the punjab" - I have changed and expanded on this to give a more historically accurate and neutral description of events.

More should be added about the treason committed by Lal singh and Tej Singh. The war would have gone on longer and perhaps not resulted in a Sikh defeat if they had not stunted the Sikh army's actions.76.112.20.78 (talk) 19:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)Profitoftruth85

Map

The WPIndia panel asks for a map. Would File:Punjab_map_(topographic).png help?Apuldram (talk) 10:02, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Looks lovely! throw it in! HLGallon (talk) 23:36, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

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Did not the mother start the war to deliberately destroy the Khalsa?

"Sikh historians have always maintained that, in order to retain their hold on power and maintain the figurehead rule of Duleep Singh, Lal Singh and Tej Singh embarked on the war with the deliberate intent of breaking their own army. In particular, Lal Singh was corresponding with a British political officer and betraying state and military secrets throughout the war."

I thought that she had wanted the Khalsa destroyed after she'd seen what they did. That she realised that they were the true power and she would not be secure till they were broken.

Thus it was her who got Lal and Tej Singh to deliberately lose the war.

Anyone else heard this? Anyone know if it's true or not?

Ganpati23 (talk) 19:42, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Wasn't Punjab the last state not under EIC control or in the SA?

"The Sikh empire was until then one of the few remaining kingdoms in India after the rise of the company and the fall of the Mughal empire."

As I understood it, the Sikh empire (after the annexation of the Sindh 1841-2) was the only kingdom not under direct EIC control or part of the Subsidiary Alliance (SA) system which was indirect control.

If the article is right, and it was one of the few remaining kingdoms, can someone please tell me what others were free (not EIC or SA) in 1846-9, please?

As I was taught, the Sikhs were the very last ones.

Ganpati23 (talk) 19:45, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

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Kangrah and Mohali battles

I have added {{section rewrite}} templates to both these sections. They are unsourced and vague, containing little information as to when or where these events took place, or their significance within the overall context of the war. The section on the Battle of Sohana is very POV. (THe main article on the Battle of Sohana is of little help when attempting to expand this section.) There are other cases of sections being unsourced or vague. The entire article could do with copyediting. HLGallon (talk) 11:30, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Changed the infobox image.

i have changed the infobox image to include like a collage of 2 major battles and the start of the battle (satluj crossing). Many other wars have 4 images, i think this should have too. VickyKumar23 (talk) 06:23, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

Requested move 23 April 2026

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 17:30, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

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• First Anglo-Sikh War → First Anglo-Sikh warFirst Anglo-Sikh war
• Second Anglo-Sikh War → Second Anglo-Sikh warSecond Anglo-Sikh war

– The word "war" should not be capitalized per WP:NCCAPS, not WP:COMMONNAME. Absolutiva 15:09, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

"War" capitalised in every other Wikipedia article and almot every noteworthy reference work. See MOS:MILNAME.HLGallon (talk) 17:30, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose per both WP:CONSISTENT and MOS:MILNAME as war begins with a capital letter in other articles about wars. --PoliticalPoint (talk) 20:59, 25 April 2026 (UTC) —  Blocked sockpuppet of Justthefacts, see investigation. ⹃Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 14:32, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME. Very commonly seen capitalised. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:43, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose per MOS:MILCAPS. Quick check of Google and Google Scholar shows it gets consistently capitalized. ⹃Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 16:39, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

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Eassy on first Anglo sikh war

eassy ~2026-43611-35 (talk) 18:17, 7 August 2026 (UTC)