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Gul;rpia xLf;fp Cikj;Jiu> kUjpUtu; cs;spl;l midtiuAk; nfhd;W xopj;Jk;> thupRfs; cwtpdu;fs;> Foe;ijfs;> vdTk; ghuhJ gyiuf; nfh^ukhff; nfhd;W> VidNahiu kNya ehl;L gpdhq;F tpw;F ehL flj;jpa gpd;dUk; rhjpj; jiytiuf; gpbj;Jf; ifJ nra;jhy; kl;LNk Gul;rp KOikahf Kwpabf;fg;gLk; vd;W Mq;fpy muR
fUjpaJ. Mdhy; rhjpj; jiytu; jiy kiwthdhu; . kzg;ghL vDk; ,lj;jpy; kiwe;J tho;e;Jk; ruz; mila kWj;J> mtu; ,we;j gpd;du; mtu; cliyj; J}j;Jf;Fbf;Ff; nfhzu;e;J ,Wjp kupahij nrYj;jpdu;. (“tPuk; tpise;j jkpo; G+kp” - ,uh kzpfz;ld; gf;.139 -143)
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kiwf;fg;gl;l ek;tuyhW:
NkNy Fwpg;gpl;l fu;dy; mf;dpA Nkyplj;jpw;Fj; njuptpj;j ,uz;L epfo;Tfis rhjpj; jiytu; lhd; Nfg;upay; nra;j ,uz;L mUQ; nray;fs; gw;wp fu;dy; Nrk;R nty;R jdJ Nghu; epidTfs; vd;w E}ypy; cWjp nra;fpwhd; . ,jidj; jtpu ek; kwj; jkpoupd; mwk; rhu;e;j kwj;ijg; Nghw;wpAk; gjpT nra;fpwhd;. (Military Reminiscences – Vol.I., Col.James Welsh –p.51,p.55,p.58, p.68, p.89 - 91) ghQ;rhyq; Fwpr;rpf; Nfhl;il : Mq;fpNyauhy; fl;lnghk;kd; mtkhdg;gLj;jg;gl;Lj; J}f;fpyplg;gl;L> mtdJ ghQ;rhyq; Fwpr;rpf; Nfhl;ilj; jiu kl;lkhf;fg;gl;l gpd;du;> njhlUk; gf;fk;: 65