Talk:Battle of Sobraon

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I have removed the following:

"In fact, Jind Kaur and her senior commanders, General Tej Singh and Vizier Lal Singh were playing a double game, seeking to reduce the rebellious Khalsa's influence in the state, and were apparently arranging for its defeat on the battlefield."

This is a fictional and unproven account and was also a major story arc in the book Flashman and the Mountain of Light which I assume it has been copied from.

The account is unprovable "beyond reasonable doubt", but not fictional. It has been drawn from the works I have cited (Hernon, and Farwell). Jind Kaur would have no love for the Khalsa, since they murdered her brother Jawahir Singh at a parade on 21 September 1845. I have not read the Flashman novel. HLGallon 21:14, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. I admit I was careless in forgetting that Jind Kaur's brother was butchered in front of her and she was known for manipulating them but liek you said it is unprovable beyond reasonable doubt. If it is to be reincluded it would probably be best if the sentence were re-worded. Other than that the article is pretty neutral and you have done an excellent job considering there was almost nothing here before! All we need now is the famous plate of the battle by Henry Martens. And you should read Flashman ;o)