Alexander Gardner: The American who fought for the Sikh Empire

Alexander Gardner - adventurer, frontiersman and soldier is probably one of the most interesting men to have ever lived.

This American explorer and warrior travelled through central Asia and then fought for the Sikh Empire of the great Ranjit Singh.

My main source for this video was the Tartan Turban by John Keay and The History Of Reigning Family Of Lahore by Carmichael Smyth. https://archive.org/details/TheHistor...

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Flashman and the mountain of light (fiction but very good) - https://amzn.to/3uHttTW

The Tartan Turban by John Keay - https://amzn.to/3KeofWl

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