The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

part of original tour diary of Lt. R.G. Woodthorpe 1876

caption: Punitive burning of Changse villages
medium: tours
person: HindeKeatinge/ Col
location: Changsu (Changse)
date: 20.1.1876
production:
person: Woodthorpe/ R.G.
date: 1875-1876
acquirer:
person: Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
text: Thursday 20th.
text: Marched to the two villages of Changse in skirmishing order. Consequently did a mile an hour. Villagers protested innocence, but had removed most articles of value from their houses. Burned both villages. Back about 3. Found Hinde had come up with big (6) demiofficial letter from Col. Keatinge appointing me to civil charge of exploration party with Hinde as my assistant. Bullying me also about the telegram to Pioneer.
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