Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s4.8
Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c56.s4.8
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v4.c56.s4.8
One result of Perron's cowardice and duplicity was the massacre of thousands of sepoys—men braver and more honourable than himself—who had trusted him but whom he betrayed by his flight. Another was the draining out of India of an incalculable amount of wealth by the British army as prize-money gained in war.