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| − | An operation in March and April 1891 following the murder of | + | 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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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | *[http://marksimner.me.uk/the-manipur-expedition-of-1891/ "The Manipur Expedition | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_558.gif/ Manipur 1891] Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 2 |
| + | *[http://marksimner.me.uk/the-manipur-expedition-of-1891/ "The Manipur Expedition of 1891"] by Mark Simner 11 August 2015. | ||
*[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 | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 4 April 2016
| 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
- British Library catalogue entry Collection 352 Manipur Operations 1891 (1891-1893). In addition, there are Private Papers Manuscript catalogue references, Mss Eur
- National Archives, Kew catalogue entries
- PRO 30/40/12/3 Major General Sir John Charles Ardagh: Papers: Miscellaneous papers, including The Grimwoods and the Manipur disaste[r] 1891 . Sir John Ardagh was in 1891 Private Secretary to the Marquess of Lansdowne, Viceroy of India.
- WO 106/145 The Manipur Expedition War Office Correspondence and Papers
External Links
- Manipur 1891 Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 2
- "The Manipur Expedition of 1891" by Mark Simner 11 August 2015.
- Manipur War 1891 - an Indian view Manipur State Archives
- Map of Eastern Bengal and Assam showing Manipur University of Chicago
Historical books online
- Award of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Charles James William Grant The London Gazette 26 May 1891 issue: 26165, page: 2805.
- "Field Operations- Manipur [March- April 1891]" The London Gazette 14 August 1891 issue: 26192, page: 4369.
- 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
- Major Grant's Narrative page 283
