Advance to the Wenshoyi khel of Pangsha
B&W photographic print. 'Advance to the Wenshoyi khel of Pangsha; Major Williams with Gurkhas of the Assam Rifles. The platoon of 50 men, together with Mills and Haimendorf, was attacked by 500 Pangsha warriors an hour later. Five Pangsha men were killed, but the Column retired without loss.'
| Date(s) of creation: |
27 November 1936 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004244 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Advance to the Wenshoyi khel of Pangsha; Major Williams with Gurkhas of the Assam Rifles. The platoon of 50 men, together with Mills and Haimendorf, was attacked by 500 Pangsha warriors an hour later. Five Pangsha men were killed, but the Column retired without loss.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga Hills (India) Naga (South Asian people) Ao (Indic people) |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |