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An operation in March and April 1891 following the murder of the Political Agent at Manipur.
An operation in March and April 1891 following the murder of James Wallace Quinton, Chief Commissioner of Assam, at Imphal in [[Manipur]].


The troops involved  also included volunteers of the [[Calcutta and Presidency Battalion| Calcutta Rifle Corps]] and the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]]
The troops involved  also included volunteers of the [[Calcutta and Presidency Battalion| Calcutta Rifle Corps]] and the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]]
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**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6571112 PRO 30/40/12/3 Major General Sir John Charles Ardagh: Papers: Miscellaneous papers, including The Grimwoods and the Manipur disaste[r<nowiki>]</nowiki> 1891] . Sir John Ardagh was in 1891 Private Secretary to the Marquess of Lansdowne, Viceroy of India.
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6571112 PRO 30/40/12/3 Major General Sir John Charles Ardagh: Papers: Miscellaneous papers, including The Grimwoods and the Manipur disaste[r<nowiki>]</nowiki> 1891] . Sir John Ardagh was in 1891 Private Secretary to the Marquess of Lansdowne, Viceroy of India.
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4414823 WO 106/145 The Manipur Expedition] War Office Correspondence and Papers
**[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4414823 WO 106/145 The Manipur Expedition] War Office Correspondence and Papers
 
==Histories at the British Library==
== External Links ==
*''An imperial crisis in British India : the Manipur uprising of 1891'' by Caroline Keen, 2015. British Library reference UIN: BLL01018223188
*[http://marksimner.me.uk/the-manipur-expedition-of-1891/ "The Manipur Expedition Of 1891"] by Mark Simner 11 August 2015.
*''Manipur mischief : rebellion, scandal and the dark side of the Raj, 1891'' by William Wright, 2018. BL reference UIN: BLL01019011116
== External links ==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_558.gif/ Manipur 1891] Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 2
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012501/http://marksimner.me.uk/the-manipur-expedition-of-1891/ "The Manipur Expedition of 1891"] by Mark Simner 11 August 2015, now an archived webpage.
*[http://archivesmanipur.nic.in/whoswho.htm Manipur War 1891 - an Indian view] Manipur State Archives
*[http://archivesmanipur.nic.in/whoswho.htm Manipur War 1891 - an Indian view] Manipur State Archives
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/images/gazetteer_V11_bc.jpg Map of Eastern Bengal and Assam showing Manipur] University of Chicago
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/images/gazetteer_V11_bc.jpg Map of Eastern Bengal and Assam showing Manipur] University of Chicago
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**[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#page/n316/mode/2up Major Grant's Narrative] page 283
**[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#page/n316/mode/2up Major Grant's Narrative] page 283
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Manipur War 1891]]
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Manipur War 1891]]
*[https://archive.org/stream/fromkabultokumas00will#page/118/mode/2up "1891: Munipore"], page 119, ''From Kabul to Kumassi: Twenty-Four Years of Soldering and Sport'' by Brigadier-General Sir James Willcocks 1904 Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/stream/indianhomememori00cottuoft#page/n273/mode/2up  Manipur 1891] page 251, ''Indian & Home Memories'' by Sir Henry Cotton 1910 Archive.org. Sir Henry  became  Chief Commissioner for Assam in 1896 (page 226).
*[https://archive.org/details/myexperiencesinm00johniala/page/270 "The Events of 1890 and 1891"], page 271 ''My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills'' by the late Major-General Sir James Johnstone 1896 Archive.org.  Mainly the author seems to have worked as a Political Agent, or similar, and  had retired c 1886.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2253/mode/2up ''Sport and Service in Assam, and Elsewhere''] by Lt.-Col Alban Wilson, late 1st Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles.  1924. Archive.org, mirror from Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.  Some of the contents first appeared in the ''Fishing Gazette'' and Indian papers such as the ''Pioneer''. Covers the period from c 1890.
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2253/page/39/mode/2up Pages 39-41: The Court martial of the ringleaders]

Latest revision as of 05:26, 1 March 2021

Manipur War
Part of Minor Campaigns
Date: 31 March-27 April 1891
Location: Manipur State
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 24.776755°N 93.971011°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British Army Manipuris
Commanders
Kohima force: Maj Gen H. Collet
Silchar force: Col R.H.F. Rennick
Tamu force: Brig Gen T. Graham
Tikendrajit
Kullachandra
Thangal
Strength
Casualties

An operation in March and April 1891 following the murder of James Wallace Quinton, Chief Commissioner of Assam, at Imphal in Manipur.

The troops involved also included volunteers of the Calcutta Rifle Corps and the Surma Valley Light Horse

Records

Histories at the British Library

  • An imperial crisis in British India : the Manipur uprising of 1891 by Caroline Keen, 2015. British Library reference UIN: BLL01018223188
  • Manipur mischief : rebellion, scandal and the dark side of the Raj, 1891 by William Wright, 2018. BL reference UIN: BLL01019011116

External links

Historical books online