Manipur War

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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