Armies of the 19th Century: Asia - INDIA'S NORTH-EAST FRONTIER Green All kinds of dye-stuffs were

All kinds of dye-stuffs were used from mud to tea

7th (Kumaon Battalion)

Sir Colin Campbell

Red tunics

Armies of the 19th Century: Asia - INDIA'S NORTH-EAST FRONTIER Green All kinds of dye-stuffs wereFP005 Armies of the 19th Century: Asia INDIA'S NORTH EAST FRONTIER by Ian Heath This is the first ever in depth study of one of the most remote and neglected theatres of 19th century colonial conflict, where for decades British and Indian troops fought a forgotten war against merciless warbands of head hunters and slave raiders. Despite being an unsettled and troublesome part of the subcontinent, the north east corner of British India was nevertheless