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As soon as war broke out Princely states, congress and the Muslim League all pledge help to the war.
27 of the largest princely states put their armies at disposal and commissioned a hospital ship 'loyalty'.
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COTTON INDUSTRY EXPANDED
In a cotton mill in bombay dividends were 6% in 1914, this rose to 30% in 1918.
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By November 1918 India dwarfed all other war efforts and 827,000 had enlisted has combatants.
64,500 Indians died in the war.
Going to war was part of the tradition of supporting their emperor and many cited to be fighting for the king or emperor.
India poured out men and materials into the war.
-The first expeditionary force contained 16,000 British and 28,500 Indian troops, and they got to the western front in time for the battle of Ypres.
-There losses were heavy, the average battalion had 764 fighting men but by early November 47th Sikhs were down to 385 fit soldiers .
-In 1915 the regiments were rested but half the force was sent to fight nerve chappelle and the Lahore division was sent to counter-attack the Ypres in 1915.
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