Chin-Lushai Expedition

Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889–90
Artillery shells fired on Poiboi's settlement
Map of settlements and Lusai chiefs in 1890
Date15 November 1889 – 30 April 1890
Location
Chin Hills and Lushai Hills
Result British victory
Annexation of Lushai Hills
Lushai Rising
Belligerents
 British Raj Tribes of the Chin Hills and Lushai Hills
Commanders and leaders
Maj.Gen. William Symons
Col. Charles McD. Skene DSO
Col. Vincent William Tregear

Lushai Commanders:

  • Howsatta
  • Jahuta
  • Dokola
  • Khalkam
  • Lengpunga
  • Jarok
  • Kairuma
  • Nikama

Chin Commanders:

    Strength
    3,608 British and Indian troops 10,000+
    Casualties and losses
    3 officers
    78 soldiers
    916 invalided    		 500+

    The Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889–90 was a British punitive expedition in Burma and India against the tribes of the Chin Hills and Lushai Hills.

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