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Tha mo smuaintean air na h-Innsean an t-seachdain seo, agus na d霉thchannan l脿imh riutha air gach taobh 鈥� Pakistan agus Bangladesh. Tha deagh adhbhar ann airson sin. Aig an 脿m seo, o chionn deich bliadhna fichead, th貌isich an cogadh a thug neo-eisimeileachd do Bhangladesh.

Goirid ro mheadhan-oidhche air a鈥� ch貌igeamh latha fichead dhen Mh脿rt, naoi ceud deug, tr矛 fichead 鈥檚 a h-aon-deug (1971), th貌isich saighdearan 脿 Pakistan an Iar, a bha suidhichte ann am pr矛omh bhaile Phakistan an Ear, Dhaka, air losgadh air a鈥� mh貌r-shluagh. Ged a thug e beagan mh矛osan, b鈥� e sin a鈥� mhadainn fhuilteach air an do rugadh Bangladesh mar dh霉thaich neo-eisimeileach.

鈥橲 iomadh latha fuilteach a bha anns na d霉thchannan sin thairis air an eachdraidh, agus feumaidh sinn aideachadh gu robh Gaidheil an s脿s ann an gu le貌r aca. Am measg an fheadhainn a b鈥� ainmeile a bha thall, a鈥� sabaid as leth Bhreatainn, bha Sir Eachann Rothach, duin-uasal Gaidhealach a bhuineadh do Ros an Ear. B鈥� esan am mac a bu shine aig Uisdean Rothach 脿 Taigh an Fhuamhair, faisg air Bail鈥� Eoghainn.

Ann an seachd ceud deug is tr矛 fichead (1760), dh鈥檉halbh e air ceann Reiseamaid nan G貌rdanach a dh鈥檌onnsaigh nan Innsean. C貌ig bliadhna as d猫idh sin, bha e aig ceann feachd Companaidh nan Innsean an Ear, a rinn an gnothach air arm m貌r Innseanach ann am batail ris an canar 鈥淏atail Bhuxar鈥�. Tha feadhainn a鈥� cumail a-mach gum b鈥� e sin a鈥� bhuannachd a bu chudthromaiche a-riamh aig na Breatannaich anns na h-Innsean.

Rinneadh f猫ill mh貌r air Eachann nuair a thill e dhachaigh. Chaidh e an s脿s ann am poileataics, agus chaidh a thaghadh mar bhall-p脿rlamaid do 鈥淏hailtean Inbhir Nis.鈥� Ach cha robh e deiseil anns na h-Innsean. Thill e ann an seachd ceud deug, tr矛 fichead 鈥檚 a h-ochd-deug (1778) don cheann a deas, far an d鈥檉huair e ceannas air an arm ann am Madras. A-rithist, bha e soirbheachail ann am batail, a鈥� cur na Frangaich a-mach 脿 Pondicherry agus a鈥� gabhail baile Negapatnam thairis bho na Duitsich.

Nuair a thill e dhachaigh, chuir Eachann iomhaigh mh貌r chloiche an 脿irde air mullach cnuic faisg air Taigh an Fhuamhair. Tha i na mac-samhail air geatachan Negapatnam agus tha i fhathast ann an-diugh, is ann an deagh 貌rdugh, d脿 cheud bliadhna as d猫idh a togail.

Ach cha deach leis an Rothach anns a h-uile d貌igh anns na h-Innsean, agus bha e aig ceann feachd ann am batail eile, anns an do rinneadh call air na Breatannaich a bha cho dona ri gin thall an sin. Thachair sin aig Polilur, p矛os a-mach 脿 Madras, ann an seachd ceud deug is ceithir fichead (1780) nuair a bha d脿 fheachd Bhreatannach a鈥� feuchainn ris a鈥� ch霉is a dh猫anamh air arm Mhysore.

Bha ochd m矛le saighdear fo smachd Albannach eile, an Coirneal Baillie, agus chaidh am marbhadh gu l猫ir, ged a bha feachd an Rothaich d矛reach beagan mh矛ltean air falbh. Thuirt feadhainn gur i a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a bu choireach airson na thachair, leis gum b鈥� fhe脿rr le Eachann agus Baillie conaltradh ri ch猫ile anns a鈥� ch脿nan sin, agus gun do dh鈥檃dhbharaich sin m矛-thuigse eadar iad fh猫in is oifigearan eile. Tha e a cheart cho coltach, ge-t脿, gur e d矛th-mhapaichean agus d矛th-bhrathaidh a bu choireach.

Co-dhi霉, fhuair Eachann air ais a Mhadras, ged a chaill e m貌ran saighdearan air an rathad. Thill e a dh鈥橝lba agus dh鈥檉h脿g e aon rud eile mar dh矛leab dhuinn 鈥� an cleoc a tha fhathast anns an st矛opall ann am meadhan baile Inbhir Nis. 鈥橲 iomadh co-fhoghar dhen chleoc sin a chomharraich l脿ithean m貌ra thall 鈥檚 a-bhos. Nam measg bha neo-eisimeileachd Bhangladesh o chionn deich bliadhna fichead.

Faclan na seachdaine: na h-Innsean: India; neo-eisimeileachd: independence; fuilteach: bloody; Sir Eachann Rothach: Sir Hector Munro; duin-uasal: gentleman; Ros an Ear: Easter Ross; Uisdean: Hugh; Taigh an Fhuamhair: Novar (estate); Bail鈥� Eoghainn: Evanton; Companaidh nan Innsean an Ear: The East India Company; Batail Bhuxar: The Battle of Buxar; Bailtean Inbhir Nis: Inverness Burghs (a parliamentary constituency no longer in existence); mac-samhail: likeness; m矛-thuigse: misunderstanding; d矛leab: legacy; st矛opall: steeple.

Abairtean na seachdaine: na d霉thchannan l脿imh riutha air gach taobh: the countries next to them (na h-Innsean) on each side; feumaidh sinn aideachadh gu robh Gaidheil an s脿s ann an gu le貌r aca: we must admit that Gaels were involved in many of them; am measg an fheadhainn a b鈥� ainmeile a bha thall: among the most famous of those who were over there; dh鈥檉halbh e air ceann R猫iseamaid nan G貌rdanach: he left at the head of the Gordon Highlanders; gum b鈥� e sin a鈥� bhuannachd a bu chudthromaiche: that that was the most important victory; rinneadh f猫ill mh貌r air Eachann: a big fuss was made of Hector; chaidh e an s脿s ann am poileataics: he got involved in politics; far an d鈥檉huair e ceannas air an arm: where he obtained command of the army; chuir X iomhaigh mh貌r chloiche an 脿irde: X put up a large stone monument; ann an deagh 貌rdugh: in good condition; anns an do rinneadh call a bha cho dona ri gin: in which as great a loss as any was made; chaidh am marbhadh gu l猫ir: they were all killed; leis gum b鈥� fhe脿rr le X agus Y conaltradh ri ch猫ile anns a鈥� ch脿nan sin: as X and Y preferred communicating with each other in that language; d矛th-mhapaichean agus d矛th-bhrathaidh: a lack of maps and a lack of intelligence (ie information from spies).

Puing ghr脿mair na seachdaine: 鈥橲 iomadh latha fuilteach a bha anns na d霉thchannan sin thairis air an eachdraidh: lit. it is many a bloody day that there was in those countries over their history. There is a tendency, among Gaelic learners, to always try to start a sentence with an active verb so that they might say, 鈥淏ha iomadh latha fuilteach anns na d霉thchannan sin鈥︹�� Bear in mind, however, that the assertive verb 鈥渋s鈥� is commonly used in idiomatic Gaelic to commence a sentence and try this out as often as you can, especially when you are talking, as here, about a large number or quantity. Here are other examples: 鈥橲 iomadh rud a chunnaic mi (it is many a thing I have seen); 鈥檚 iomadh turas a chuala mi an leisgeul sin (it is many times I have heard that excuse); 鈥檚 iomadh duine a lean am Prionnsa gu C霉il Lodair (it is many a man who followed the Prince to Culloden). And, in the Litir: 鈥橲 iomadh co-fhoghar dhen chleoc sin a chomharraich l脿ithean m貌ra thall 鈥檚 a-bhos: it is many a chime of that clock which marked great events (days) in all parts of the world.

Gn脿ths-cainnt na seachdaine: Tha deagh adhbhar ann airson sin: there is a good reason for that.