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Fascinating and true. British appointed their best officer to face him when they lost 1000 soldiers in one day. This officer came to kottayam. But he could not defeat him but reduce his areas of operation. The officer was trained in european system fighting wars in plains with guns and set...

I understand you suffer from inability to comprehend more than one line. we generally post a case and then discuss its significance. I am yet to learn describing a military battle in one line. :P

Battle of ST. THOM ---------------------- significance : The first decisive victory of europeans on indians Such was the decisive battle of St. Thome. "It was now," writes Mr. Orme, the contemporary historian of that period, "more than a century since any of the European nations had gained a...

nice timing of the story.

Alexander mentions as having defeated xathroi after porus. so if porus was also xathroi why should he mention them seperately. importance given to son indicates a patriarchial society. modern names may not match with system of that time.

we dont need special forces. we have gurkhas... a nice book for reading on this... Elite Forces of India and Pakistan - Google Books

I humbly request you to post it in seperate thread not in miltary history. I suggest you post about a war which was significant in the list given or some thing you know of. we are going off topic...

1. Which sources have you used for this account? I guess you are thinking i use wikipedia. I do search but generally choose google books and select books with preview. I dont completely ignore wiki because sometimes they have good referrences at the bottom referrence link. But for this one...

He was chief minister of our state. Then why bother his religion. He is more atheist than christian.

1.hindi 2.malayalam 3.desi english 4.american english 5.manglish :-)

I went to library and found plutarch Read some very good notes though it is good to share: 1. Porus had a huge elephant still porus riding an elephant was like horseman riding a horse..He was that big.May be like khali of wwe. Karthic sri... :-) 2. After the fight alexander saw porus sitting...

There are some more south indian battles 1. veluthampi+Paliyath achans vs british( land war+first revolt of armed forces against British ) 2. Tipu vs British srirangapattanam(land plus minimal navy) 3. The veerapandya kattabomman vs British(land) 4. pazhassi raja vs British. (jungle ) 5...

3. More details are here:TIPU SULTAN - VILLAIN OR HERO? I agree that there were muslims in kerala .People used to convert to islam especially servants of muslim households when they saw the better treatment they had compared to hindu elite who used to call out to keep them away. THe muslim...

The Battle of Talikota One of the most fateful events in indian history was the battle of Talikota that occurred during the time of Ramaraya who was the de facto ruler of Vijayanagar. The shas gathered together their armies on the plains of Bijapur at the end of 1564 and built up an enormous...

siginificance is if Tipu had won 1. He would have at his disposal a very big war chest. Kerala was at that time like the oil fields of modern world. Arabs and British were fighting for the trade in Kerala and the feudal lords were rich from the gold brought by pepper trade. 2. The entire...

I am not sure if we should worry about the caste aspects for this discussion. for those interested : Puru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The astonishing fact is alexander pulled off shifting a major part of his army across the river in one night. Is there any equal to that in modern...

He was over 6 feet looming around 7. jats are generally known for being very tall.

Battle of Nedumkotta - The beginning of the end of Tipudate:December 28, 1789 significance : Heavy defeat for Tipu who was at that point at the height of his power and reputation as brilliant commander. Lost a major part of his force and guns. Set him up for British. force : Tippu: Total...

The one pakistani we know in indian jail is kasab who is playing karate and enjoying the multi crore facility he has.

Alexander returned Paurava’s kingdom to him and shortly after the death of the king of Taxila asked Paurava to look after the affairs of that kingdom as well. Just three years after this great battle on the Jhelum, Alexander died under mysterious circumstances in Babylon. That was June 323...