British East India Company 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse Cavalry Carbine

Original Item: Only one available. After crushing the Baluchistani Forces in the Indian State of Scinde on March 24th 1843, the British commander, Sir Charles Napier sent a one word message to Queen Victoria and the Directors of The East India Company in London: "PECCAVI" Now part of British history this message, taking a lead from Julius Caesar's "Veni Vidi, Vici", meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered" referring to Roman Britain translated from the Latin means "I HAVE SINNED". Perhaps not the cleverest remark to make to the very straight laced Victoria. In fact, it was a stunning series of victories culminating in The Battle of Hyderabad, the capital, where fewer than 2,500 British troops supported by 3,500 others defeated almost 30,000 of the Ameer of Scinde's finest warriors. General Napier was knighted for his success and granted over $300,000 in 1843 dollars, several million today! Having absorbed Scinde, today part of Pakistan, into the British Empire in 1843 the East India Compan