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{{ | {{War|name=Perak War|dates=November 1875-December 1876 |image=|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasir_Salak Pasir Salak], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Intan Teluk Intan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perak Perak], Malaysia |combatant1=British troops from China<br>Indian troops from Madras |combatant2=Perak [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group) Malays] |result=Sultan deposed |medal=<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_(1854) India General Service Medal]|category=[[:Category:Minor Campaigns|Minor Campaigns]] }} | ||
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|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasir_Salak Pasir Salak], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Intan Teluk Intan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perak Perak], Malaysia | |||
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==Summary == | ==Summary == | ||
The immediate cause of the punitive expedition was the assassination of the British resident [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W.W._Birch J.W.W.Birch] Government adviser to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_of_Perak Sultan of Perak]. An expeditionary force was sent which fought a number of engagements subduing the territory which was occupied for a year. | The immediate cause of the punitive expedition was the assassination of the British resident [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W.W._Birch J.W.W.Birch] Government adviser to Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_of_Perak Sultan of Perak]. An expeditionary force undwr Maj Gen The Hon. Francis Colbourne CB and Brig Gen John Ross was sent which fought a number of engagements subduing the territory which was occupied for a year. | ||
==Perak Expeditionary Force == | ==Perak Expeditionary Force == | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 31 October 2011
| Perak War | |
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| November 1875-December 1876 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: Pasir Salak, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia | |
| Combatants: | |
| British troops from China Indian troops from Madras |
Perak Malays |
| Result: Sultan deposed | |
| Medals: India General Service Medal | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Minor Campaigns | |
Summary
The immediate cause of the punitive expedition was the assassination of the British resident J.W.W.Birch Government adviser to Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II the Sultan of Perak. An expeditionary force undwr Maj Gen The Hon. Francis Colbourne CB and Brig Gen John Ross was sent which fought a number of engagements subduing the territory which was occupied for a year.
Perak Expeditionary Force
- 80th Regiment (300 men)
- 1st Batt 10th Regiment (200 men)
- 3rd Regiment (600 men)
- 1st Gurkhas (450 men)
- One Company Madras Sappers (80 men)
- One Battery & a half Royal Artillery
- Naval Brigade
Related articles
Captain Channer's Victoria Cross
External Links
Correspondence on Actions of the Expeditionary Force Wikisource
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI -Perak 1875 archive.org