Napier wasn't famous only for his Scinde victory - he is also remembered for his resolute handling of the near-mutinous soldiers way back in 1850, seven years before the general outbreak of rebellion in 1857. Quote: *** In 1849-50 following the annexation of Punjab the Bengal Army was rocked by a series of mutinies, since the allowances for serving in foreign territory, Punjab no longer being foreign territory were abolished. A general rebellion was avoided through careful and resolute handling by Sir Charles Napier the C in C Bengal Army. Sir Charles Napier the C in C India and the C in C Bengal Army saw a Hindustani Mutiny very clearly and warned his countrymen in 1850 that "a mutiny with the sepoys is the most formidable danger menacing our Indian Empire".*** Unquote Snipped from - http://military-security-review.blogspot.com/2007/12/assessment-of-british-indian-military.html AN ASSESSMENT OF BRITISH INDIAN MILITARY RECRUITMENT POLICY IN INDIA - by A.H Amin [Ethnicity, Religion, Military Performance and Political Reliability - British Recruitment Policy and The Indian Army - 1757-1947] Saturday, December 22, 2007 ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India