Military Advancement
British built and trained an army with native Indian Sepoys who then fulfilled the ambition of further colonization. The British East India company also wanted to protect the rich colony of India for which it acquired buffer colonies in Singapore, Penang, Burma, Nepal, Malacca etc. The British advancement in Asia was also aided by superior military and modern artillery and Navy.
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"Britain without a Sepoy Army was completely powerless to do very much." |
Source : Battle of Kohima 1944 - The British Empire's Last Stand, liveleaks.com
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Source : China and Opium War Edited Final 6 Film, Jay MacMichael.
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Penang was then part of Malay Sultanate of Kedah. It was ceded to the British East India Company in 1786 by Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah in exchange for military protection. In 1790 the Sultan attempted to take it back but failed to do so.
In 1809 two battalions of the Bengal regiment were sent to Penang and Malacca |
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