Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers ? Give reasons.
What the examiner wants
For East India Company Military Advantage, the core task is to explain the exact proposition ‘Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better…’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
Demand-wise check
- 1Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers ? Give reasons≈55 words
- 2Use named historical evidence for East India Company Military Advantage and connect it to significance, causation or continuity/change rather than listing facts≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
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Value addition
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