“The British army had not eaten for days, not had water for 20 days, and run out of ammunition. It was weak and incapable of fighting further, only if generals Tej Singh and Lal Singh had not BETRAYED their Sikh army. The British surrender would have been a seminal moment in history, which would have changed its course.”
https://www.sikhmuseum.org.uk/sikh-army-was-betrayed-in-the-anglo-sikh-wars/ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sikh-generals-betrayal-opened-door-for-british/articleshow/62003378.cms 'The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845–46: The betrayal of the Khalsa' https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Anglo-Sikh-War-1845-46-betrayal/dp/147283447X Raja Lal Singh (died 1866) was Wazir of the Sikh Empire and commander of Sikh Khalsa Army. Along with Tej Singh, Lal Singh betrayed the Sikhs during the course of the war. Lal Singh was regularly supplying information and even receiving instructions from British officers, communicating through Captain Peter Nicholson" Khalsa leader, Raja Lal Singh (died 1866) was Wazir of the Sikh Empire and commander of Sikh Khalsa Army forces during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Along with Tej Singh, Lal Singh betrayed the Sikhs during the course of the war. Lal Singh was regularly supplying information and even receiving instructions from British officers, communicating through Captain Peter Nicholson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_Singh Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) Raja Gulab Singh's Role in the First Anglo-Sikh War https://www.jstor.org/stable/311654?seq=1 Jawahar Singh Aulakh (1814-1845) was Wazir of the Sikh Empire from 14 May 1845 until his assassination by the Sikh Khalsa Army. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawahar_Singh_(wazir) Pashaura_Singh 1821 –1845 was one of the sons of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He is said to be the son of a slave girl in the household of Rani Daya Kaur. He was strangled by Fateh Khan Tiwana and Sardar Chattar Singh Attariwala, at Attock, while in safe custody, 30th August 1845. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashaura_Singh Maharaja Sher Singh (1807 –1843) was a son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Sher Singh was killed as he reached for a new shotgun held by Ajit Singh Sandhawalia, who pulled the trigger. Sher Singh only had time to utter, "what treachery." https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Maharaja_Sher_Singh Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia' (1723–1803) was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy Jassa Singh rose to command the Sikh misl. He joined forces with Adina Beg Khan , who appointed him a risaldar (commander), but switched sides. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jassa_Singh_Ramgarhia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adina_Beg
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