Joseph Davey Cunnigham worked under Colonel Wade and his successors until 1845. At time of the outbreak of the first Sikh War (December 1845), he was a political agent in the state of Bahawalpur. If one wants to read real facts of The Battle of Chillianwala one must read this book for which the Britishers removed their own man who pointed to trespasses committed by the British in this war and their back-room misdemeanors in order to win this lost battle, Upon the commencement of the conflict, he was attached first to the staff of Sir Charles Napier and then to that of Sir Hugh Gough, Commander-in-chief in India. He was present, as political officer, with the division of Sir Harry Smith at the battles of Buddawal (22 January 1846) and Aliwal (28 January 1846). At Sobraon (10 February 1846), he served as an additional aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Sir Henry Hardinge. His services earned him a brevet and the appointment of political agent to the state of Bhopal from 1846-1850. He published History of the Sikhs in 1849. The second edition of the book was published in 1851 after the death of Cunningham by his brother Peter Cunningham.[1] The book was noted for Cunninghams criticism of Sir Henry Hardinges management of the Sikh War and which then brought about his dismissal from political service since the views expressed in this work were anything but pleasing to his superiors. As a punishment, he was removed from his political appointment and sent back to regimental duty. The disgrace is reported to have hastened his death, and soon after his appointment to the Meerut Division of Public Works, he died at the city of Ambala, Haryana state, India in 1851.
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