Mental Major Going Native Cemented the Biggest Betrayal in British History

Jul 19, 2025

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There are few problems more serious, when a nation invades another nation, than members of the invading force “going native.” “Going native” can be surprisingly easy. You make an intense bond with some pretty local girl, let’s say Khair-un-Nissa (the daughter of the Prime Minister of Hyderabad), and, before long, like Lt-Col. James Kirkpatrick (1764-1805) of the East India Company, you have converted to Islam, wear Mughal-style clothes and spend your days lying on a divan smoking a hookah.

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