Mr Pratyush, I know my history well. George Washington had the help of this Gentlemen whose expertise proved decisive: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Freiherr von Steuben (* September 17, 1730; %u2020 November 28, 1794) was a German-Prussian General who served with George Washington in the American Revolutionary War and is credited with teaching the Continental Army the essentials of military drill,discipline and strategy . He reorganised the Continental Army and guided it to a decisive victory over the British. You quote a few determined individuals like the Rani of Jhansi, Kunwar Singh etc. who went charging into the battlefield against British cannons and musketery only to loose their lives heroically. This makes you sound like a person who lacks the power of analysis. Finally what happened ? The rebels were crushed. If the sepoys were that sophisticated in their thinking, they would have beaten the British. Yes, It was religious frenzy on part of the Mussalmans and the fear of caste defilement on the part of the Hindus which was the primary cause of the revolt. There was never a committee in place to strategize and never a clear cut goal, not a charter for the rights of citizens and no demarkation on what geographically constituted the landmass of India. The South was firmly in the hands of the British and all Indian ports were free to allow passage for allowing more and more troops of the crown to come pouring in to crush the revolt. The rebels were way behind in all aspects of warfare. You need to weigh your words next time before you post.
