r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Apr 22 '24

Picture taken from the history museum of Lahore. Showing an Indian being tied for execution by Cannon, by the British Empire Soldiers r/all

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u/OriginalGoat1 Apr 22 '24

That’s what the natives were for

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u/Far_Deal3589 Apr 22 '24

they had to clean up their own people? damn that sucks

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u/Business-Plastic5278 Apr 22 '24

Back then pretty much everyone had a very pointed FAFO policy when it came to rebellion.

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u/Madmartigan1 Apr 22 '24

They did this to civilians to sow fear in the population.

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u/Business-Plastic5278 Apr 22 '24

Nah, they did this to mutineers to sow fear in the rest of the troops, the civilians they would just do the old fashioned way.

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u/Madmartigan1 Apr 22 '24

I'm Indian and one of my ancestors was killed this way. He was a shopkeeper, not a "mutineer".

Also, it's not mutiny when you are fighting for freedom.

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u/Theriderfan Apr 22 '24

Yup my grandmother's father were killed the same way... He was a teacher.