By 1763 they would capture Lahore and even though ...

[Scottishsingh]

dear teacher,

I have learnt many uses of "would" in the past events such as past repetitive action, rejection in the past, will of past, progressive action of past but when I came across these sentences below, I was just confused corresponding it to would. is it a grammatical mistake from the writer or not? If would has been used grammatically correct , please help me how the "would' has been used in the sentences below?

In addition to all these factors was the rise of Sikh power in rebellion against the brutal Afghan rule. Of all the factions involved in the power struggle the Sikhs would be the ones who would benefit the most from the Third Battle of Panipat. By 1763 they would capture Lahore and even though Adbali would invade Punjab four more times and also commit massacres such as the Vada Ghallughara, the Sikh ascendancy in the Punjab region would not be stopped and the Indian territories of the Durrani Empire would be lost to them, liberated by a native power.


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Why didn't Ahmad Shah Abdali rule in India after defeating the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat?

Answer (1 of 15): He could not have ruled in India. His power base was in Afghanistan. The easternmost boundary of his realm, the Durrani Empire was the Sutlej. In the Third Battle of Panipat fought in 1761 CE the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Abdali along with their Rohilla allies decisively defeate...

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[tedmc]

I think "would' is used as the past form of "will" in the historical context as stated.

 

[jutfrank]

They're all future-in-the-past uses of 'would', relative to the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Panipat in 1761. In other words, they talk about what happened after the battle and by 1763.

 

[emsr2d2]

Dear teachers,

Start every sentence with a capital letter. There's more than just one teacher here.

I have learnt many uses of "would" in the past, events such as past repetitive action, rejection in the past, will of past, progressive action of past but when I came across these sentences below, I was just confused. corresponding it to would.

Note my changes above.

Is it a grammatical mistake from the writer or not? If "would" has been used grammatically correctly, please help me understand how the "would' has been used in the sentences below?

Note my changes above.

"In addition to all these factors was the rise of Sikh power in rebellion against the brutal Afghan rule. Of all the factions involved in the power struggle the Sikhs would be the ones who would benefit the most from the Third Battle of Panipat. By 1763 they would capture Lahore and even though Adbali would invade Punjab four more times and also commit massacres such as the Vada Ghallughara, the Sikh ascendancy in the Punjab region would not be stopped and the Indian territories of the Durrani Empire would be lost to them, liberated by a native power."

Source: Response to "Why Didn't Ahmad Shah Abdali rule in India after Defeating the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat?" on Quora. Response written by "Aniram" (user).

Adding a hyperlink is OK but you should really cite your source in plain text so that no one has to click on an external link and then search for the quote.

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Why didn't Ahmad Shah Abdali rule in India after defeating the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat?

Answer (1 of 15): He could not have ruled in India. His power base was in Afghanistan. The easternmost boundary of his realm, the Durrani Empire was the Sutlej. In the Third Battle of Panipat fought in 1761 CE the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Abdali along with their Rohilla allies decisively defeate...

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Start every sentence with a capital letter.

 

[Scottishsingh]

I have mentioned that past of will. there does not seem to be past of will. Could we use past tense in place of "would" like the sentences below?

They would capture Lahore and even though Adbali would invade Punjab four more times and also commit massacres such as the Vada Ghallughara, the Sikh ascendancy in the Punjab region would not be stopped and the Indian territories of the Durrani Empire would be lost to them, liberated by a native power.

They captured Lahore and even though Adbali invaded Punjab four more times and also committed massacres such as the Vada Ghallughara, the Sikh ascendancy in the Punjab region did not stop and the Indian territories of the Durrani Empire lost to them, liberated by a native power.

 

[5jj]

We could.