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It is no use trying to persuade ourselves that the whole of the Native Army is capable of meeting an enemy from Central Asia or Europe; they are not, and nothing will ever make them. It is not a question of efficiency, but of courage and physique; in these two essential qualities the sepoys of Lower India are wanting.
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Omissi, D. (1994). Recruiting Strategy. In: The Sepoy and the Raj. Studies in Military and Strategic History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14768-7_1
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