Talk:Battle of Ootkai

Comment on Battle Location

Can't find any reference to Camp Cossyyah. Possibly this refers to a despatch written from camp in the Cossyyah Hills. The Cosseah Hills are now known as the Khasi Jaintia Hills and are in Meghalaya. The Khasi tribesmen rebelled against unfair taxation. 'Memories of Seven Campaigns' by James Howard Thornton 1895 has a description of the conflict at the village of Ootkai on 7-11 March 1862 (referred to in the Fibiwiki Excel spreadsheet). Have not found Ootkai but the account puts it a few miles from Nongtalang which is north of Jaintiapur. These are both shown on the Location Map.
Should this entry be renamed Ootkai?
--Sy 09:23, 20 June 2008 (PDT)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Khasi
Variants: Cossyyah/Cosseah/Khasiya
--Sy 09:23, 20 June 2008 (PDT)

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