From Nu`man: "Churchill was simply reflecting the view of his imperial contemporaries that
British officers such as himself were superior to the Indians who served under
them. “Nothing is so remarkable as the ascendancy which the British officer
maintains over the native soldier. The dark Sowars [Indian cavalrymen] follow
the young English subaltern who commands them with a strange devotion. He is
their 'butcha’ – the best in the regiment – as brave as a lion. None ride so
straight as he; no one is so confident.”....
note "simply reflecting""
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