Question

What impact did the defeat of the British in the first Afghan War have on the morale of the Indian soldiers?

Answer 1

Hint: The nineteen century was a period of great game to British and the tournament of Shadows to Russia. There was a diplomatic competition between British and Russian Empire.British army composed of Indian soldiers were highly disappointed by the treatment done to them.They were unhappy.

Complete answer:
Traditional and religious symbols were not allowed, they were not even allowed to wear headgears. They were paid a meagre salary and promotion options were next to nil. It was a partial system as British soldiers were given high wages and provided with food facilities .Far of distant places were allocated to Indian soldiers. No additional pay was given to Indian soldiers for extra work.There was a law according to which soldiers were expected to work in distant places, the law was Lord Cannings Common Civil Rules Act .These all treatments created resentment among Indian soldiers. The postings were less prestigious for Indian army and more prestigious for British army.The posts were reserved for highly placed officers. Indians were allowed to hold low ranking places.
The Defeat of Britishers in the first Afghan war exposed their weakness to Indian. This boosted the morale of Indian soldiers and they realised the possibility of challenging and defeating the British army which was considered Mighty. They were encouraged that Britishers wanted to impose a puppet government in Kabul Afghanistan had been an area which was always wrapped in violence religious turmoil from earliest days.

Note: All the higher ranks in the army were for British. the native sepoys could not rise above the rank of Subedar . Due to Britishers entering the army, a large number of the Indians were unemployed.
Indian army was treated very brutly by british officials.