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16. Partition

Empire

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What Was Happening in the Punjab Frontier Force?

British accounts often talk about madness, but what he and other people I've heard talk about when you really question them is that it wasn't just madness. They had strict orders not to intervene to save Indian or Pakistani lives only to save the lives of British. It's worth pointing out that only six British people died during partition. One of those people is Bridget Keenan's father.

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