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SUMMARY:A Hazardous Experiment: Indian Soliders\, British Doubts And The Truth About The Western Front
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Shoreham Fort: This month’s Tin Hut Talk guest speaker is Karen Leenders\, with her fascinating talk on ‘A Hazardous Experiment’ Indian Soldiers\, British Doubts and the Truth About the Western Front… \nWere Indian troops capable of fighting in France? In 1914\, the British military had serious doubts. This talk reveals why those fears were unfounded—and tells the remarkable story of how wounded Indian soldiers changed British minds when they arrived at Brighton’s hospitals. \nDrawing on her PhD research\, Karen Leenders challenges a century of myths about the Indian Corps on the Western Front. From the trenches to the hospital wards\, she uncovers how Indian soldiers not only proved their worth in combat but transformed civilian attitudes back home. \nThis is where military history meets social history—the story of a “hazardous experiment” that succeeded against all expectations.
URL:https://sussexmilitary.com/event/a-hazardous-experiment-indian-soliders-british-doubts-and-the-truth-about-the-western-front/
LOCATION:Shoreham Fort\, Forthaven\, Shoreham-by-Sea\, BN43 5HY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Non-SMHS Event,Tin Hut Talk
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