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The '''1st Sikh War''', also called the First Anglo-Sikh War. == Summary ==After the death of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjit_Singh Ranjit Singh ] in 1839, there was a period of internal strife as the succession to Sikh leadership was contested. Sikh forces were increased as were those of the British in the newly acquired territory adjoining the [[Punjab]]. Tension built up with demand and counter-demand until the British moved forces toward [[Firozpur ]] and the Sikh Khalsa crossed the Sutlej. Four major actions were fought and all were won by the British. Large areas of territory were ceded to the British and a British Resident placed in [[Lahore ]] effectively controlling controlled the Sikh government. ==Actions==See [[:Category:1st Sikh War]] for an alphabetical list.

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===Historical books online===*''The history of the Sikhs: containing the lives of the Gooroos; the history of the independent Sirdars, or Missuls, and the life of the great founder of the Sikh monarchy, Maharajah Runjeet Singh'' by William Lewis M’Gregor MD Surgeon 1st European Light Infantry 1846 Google Books[http://books.google.com/books?id=HlUoAAAAYAAJ Volume 1]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=5WJCAAAAIAAJ Volume 2] contains details of the battles.<br> *[http://www.archive.org/details/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' ] by WJD Gould (1880) [http://www.archive.org/details/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft Archive.org]