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Description: The Looshai expedition, sketched by Lt. H. W. G. Cole First Shell Fired At Howsatta's Village (Howsata) The Lusei or Lushai tribe is one of the major tribes in Mizoram. From 1840 to 1895, the region saw a series of raids for slaves, loot and battles between many different tribes, as well as between British troops and individual tribes. Political Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel H.W.G. Cole CSI, (1917) The Looshai Expedition. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 May 1889. The Lushai Expedition of 1889. See http://www.salaivclcollections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chin-Lushai-Land-1893-by-AS-Reid.pdf https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U334400/The-Looshai-Expedition
Title: First Shell Fired At Howsatta's Village
Credit: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/britishrule/northeast/northeast.html
Author: William Barnes Wollen
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