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Wounded soldiers of the British India Army convalesce in the Indian-inspired dome near Brighton Pavilion. Desperatel­y needed to shore up Britain’s depleted ranks following the disastrous battles of 1914, the Great War saw Indian soldiers fight white foes for the first time, and do so on European soil. These were huge taboos and played a key role in eroding the myth of Anglo-saxon supremacy that held the British Empire in check. 1915

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