When and whose reign the Captain Welsh expedition took place in
Assam? What were the historical importance of the expedition ? 2+4=6
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Captain Welsh was deputed to Assam by the then Governor-General, Lord Cornwallis in 1792 . Captain Welsh's military mission to Assam achieved its objectives the king was restored. But with the beginning of the nineteenth century the affairs in the Ahom kingdom (Assam) became again chaotic .
Captain Thomas Welsh of the Bengal Army was sent to help the King of Assam with six companies of sepoys (each company having 60 fighting men). ... By early 1794, Captain Welsh began negotiations with the Moamariyas in upper Assam. Those fell through and it was decided to use force against them.
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