yet the officers refused to doubt the integrity of their men... But the confidence was misplaced. The Tungani had been infected with the prevalent disease. In 1864 and 1865 they rose also in Kuldja or Ili, massacred the Chinese authorities
- Dungan Jihad
If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who's very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of a machine gun unit, that's a very tricky business. We've got to know his background⦠I'm saying these things because they are real
-LKY,1999
I know & in many other cases (e. g. Talikota) but I post from elsewhere because vishwagurus have this delusions of uniqueness. The difference is that Chinese or Japanese manage to learn something from such experiences & make changes so that it won't repeat
In WW1 Mohammedans in BIA revolted as they didn't want to fight Turks
In Subhash Bose's INA during WW2, they deserted once Turkey joined allies(see below excerpt from secularist Col. PK Sahgal's diary. He was sent by SCB to look into reason for desertions)
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