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These guns were built in the [[East India Company]] gun foundry at Cossipore, a major location for [[United Kingdom|British]] weaponry in [[India]]. [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland|Lord Auckland]] had them built for [[Ranjit Singh]], to encourage him in his invasion plans towards [[Afghanistan]]. After the Maharajah's death, the guns were dispatched all over India. Most of them were recovered firing at the East India Company during the first Sikh War. | These [[Cannons|guns]] were built in the [[East India Company]] gun foundry at {{Wiki|Cossipore}}, a major location for [[United Kingdom|British]] weaponry in [[India]]. [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland|Lord Auckland]] had them built for [[Ranjit Singh]], to encourage him in his invasion plans towards [[Afghanistan]]. After the Maharajah's death, the guns were dispatched all over India. Most of them were recovered firing at the East India Company during the {{Wiki|First Anglo-Sikh War|first Sikh War}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 27 January 2021
These guns were built in the East India Company gun foundry at Cossipore, a major location for British weaponry in India. Lord Auckland had them built for Ranjit Singh, to encourage him in his invasion plans towards Afghanistan. After the Maharajah's death, the guns were dispatched all over India. Most of them were recovered firing at the East India Company during the first Sikh War.