1915 Kachin Hills uprising

1915 Kachin Hills uprising
Date2 January - February 1915
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
Kachin rebels
Shan rebels

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire

Commanders and leaders
Nga Po Thaik
Pawlum Kron Li 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Raitt
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C.T. Swan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A.W.H. Lee
Strength
300+ Kachins
4 Shans
64th Pioneers
139+ Gurkhas
Burma Military Police
Casualties and losses
Unknown 1+ dead
1+ wounded

The 1915 Kachin Hills uprising was an uprising Kachin villagers in the Kachin hills of British Burma from 2 January to February 1915. The rebellion had been agitated by four ethnic Shans.[1] The rebellion would be crushed by British colonial troops, including those from India[2] and by the 64th Pioneers,[3] and the four Shans were hanged in September 1915.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Burma | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1)". encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ^ "Lot 657: A 1915 'Kachin Hills Uprising' Indian Distinguished Service Medal awarded to Sowar Mastan Singh, Burma Police, comprising:Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., Type 1, engraved in a running script (4828 Sowar Mastan Singh, Burma Mily Police), v".
  3. ^ "64th Pioneers - Researching WW1 Soldiers". Researching the Lives and Service Records of First World War Soldiers. Retrieved 2023-08-26.