(A reprint ) The four Anglo-Sikh wars provided a tragic precursor to the annexation of Punjab into the British Empire within up to 10 years after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839. Each Anglo-Sikh war brought a large number of faithful Sikh warriors. traitor. This book is a testimony of a witness to the Second Anglo-Sikh War who fought on the battlefields of Ram Nagar, Chillianwala and Gujarat, by a British Army officer who himself had an important staff post in the theater of the war. Written. It began with a rebellion by the Governor of Multan Moulaj and escalated into a full-scale war between Britain and the Sikhs. This book is full of author insights into the motivations and manipulations of men involved in bullet war and diplomacy. This is a genuine and reliable source of the history of Punjab and Seek in the mid-19th century.