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An operation in March and April 1891 following the murder of the Political Agent at Manipur.
{{Locations_Infobox
|presidency=
|image=
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=93.95 24.817°N 93.95°E]
|altitude= 786 m (2,579 ft) Imphal
|presentname= Manipur
|stateprovince=  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur Manipur State]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
}}
==History==
The Kingdom of Manipur was a princely state bordering Assam Province. It was occupiez by the Kingdom of Burma until it became a British protectorate in 1824.


The troops involved  also included volunteers of the [[Calcutta and Presidency Battalion| Calcutta Rifle Corps]] and the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]]
====Military history====
[[Manipur War]] 1891


==Capital==
[[Imphal]]
== External Links ==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_041.gif State of Manipur] Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 6
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur_(princely_state) Manipur Princely State] Wikipedia
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26165/page/2805  Award of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Charles James William Grant] ''The London Gazette'' 26 May 1891 issue: 26165, page: 2805.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024089744 ''My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills''] by Major General  Sir James Johnstone 1896 Archive.org. The account concerns the period 1873 to the operations in 1885-1886, at the time of the [[3rd Burma War]],  when he retired with nearly 28 years’ service in India. Mainly he seems to have worked as a Political Agent, or similar.
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26192/page/4369 "Field Operations- Manipur [March- April 1891<nowiki>]</nowiki>"] ''The London Gazette'' 14 August 1891 issue: 26192, page: 4369.
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#page/n12/mode/2up ''My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny''] by Ethel St. Clair Grimwood 1891 Archive.org. The author was the wife of the murdered Political Agent at Manipur
 
**[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#page/n316/mode/2up Major Grant's Narrative] page 283


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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Princely States]]

Latest revision as of 04:27, 8 June 2019

Manipur
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Presidency:
Coordinates: 24.817°N 93.95°E
Altitude: 786 m (2,579 ft) Imphal
Present Day Details
Place Name: Manipur
State/Province: Manipur State
Country: India
Transport links

History

The Kingdom of Manipur was a princely state bordering Assam Province. It was occupiez by the Kingdom of Burma until it became a British protectorate in 1824.

Military history

Manipur War 1891

Capital

Imphal

External Links

Historical books online

  • My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Major General Sir James Johnstone 1896 Archive.org. The account concerns the period 1873 to the operations in 1885-1886, at the time of the 3rd Burma War, when he retired with nearly 28 years’ service in India. Mainly he seems to have worked as a Political Agent, or similar.