India / Burma / Manipur: A 'Cassay' horseman from Manipur in the service of the Burmese Army, 1799 engraving

In early 1756 the Burmese army of King Alaungpaya defeated the Manipuri army, and ransacked the entire country. Alaungpaya led another expedition in November 1758, this time to place the Burmese nominee to the Manipuri throne. His armies invaded by the Khumbat route in the Manipur valley, and overcame fierce Manipuri resistance at Palel, on their march to Imphal, the Manipuri capital.

After Palel, the Burmese entered Imphal without firing a shot. The Konbaung armies brought back many Manipuri cavalry, who became an elite cavalry corps (the Cassay Horse) in the Konbaung army.

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