Charles Napier Quotes

In 1843, After Annexing The Indian Province Of Sind, British General Sir Charles Napier Sent Home A One Word Telegram, "Peccavi" Implying "I Have Sind..."

(Napier Was Under Explicit Instructions That:
1. He Was Not To Attack Hyderabad.
2. If Provoked To Fighting, He Was Under No Conditions Take Hyderabad's
Capital -- Sind.
He Then (according To The Story) Send The One Word Message Peccavi To London And Of Course All The Recipients Understood That He Had Violated His Order And Taken The City - The Old British Boy School Latin Training...

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