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How Indian troops became the backbone of the empire

Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire. He begins by asking how such a small country got such a big head and came to rule a quarter of the world. He goes to India where the foundations of empire were laid in the 18thC by enlisting the aid of Indian troops and Indian princes.

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