UPSC Mains · 2022 · GS Paper I · 10 marks
Why did the armies of the British East India Company — mostly comprising of Indian soldiers — win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers? Give reasons.
- Chapter
- Modern India
- Theme
- Conquest
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