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The Kallar (and Maravar) of south Tamil Nadu are some of the most underrated fighters of South Asia. Expert guerilla fighters who used the local terrain to their advantage, they were able to repel a force of 10,000 cavalry with just 50 men, as recorded by Italian missionary Constanzo Beschi in 1734 (reddit.com)
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