Lushai Expedition (1869)
| Lushai Expedition of 1869 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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British Raj United Kingdom | Lushai chiefdoms | ||||||
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John Ware Edgar William Frost Nuthall Chandrakirti Singh |
Sukpilal Kanai Singh | ||||||
The Lushai Expedition of 1869 was an abortive punitive expedition against Sukpilal and Kanai Singh. It was arranged by the deputy commissioner of Cachar, John Edgar and led by Colonel Nuthall. Factors such as weather, unpreparedness and diplomatic overtures led to the retreat and failure of the expedition.