Perak War

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Perak War
Part of Minor Campaigns
Date: November 1875-December 1876
Location: Pasir Salak, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: approx 4.033428°N 101.01679°E
Result: Sultan deposed
Combatants
British troops from China
Indian troops from Madras
Perak Malays
Commanders
Maj Gen The Hon. Francis Colbourne CB
Brig Gen John Ross
Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II
Strength
Casualties

Summary

The immediate cause of the punitive expedition was the assassination of the British resident J.W.W.Birch Government adviser to the Sultan of Perak. An expeditionary force was sent which fought a number of engagements subduing the territory which was occupied for a year.

Perak Expeditionary Force

External Links

Summary of the War Google Books
Correspondence on Actions of the Expeditionary Force Wikisource
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI -Perak 1875 archive.org