The verifiability of the claims made in this article is disputed. (November 2023) |
1915 Kachin Hills uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kachin rebels Shan rebels | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nga Po Thaik Pawlum Kron Li † |
Herbert Raitt C.T. Swan 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]