"This History Thread is about the #MilitaryHistory of the land of the #Kachin people of northern Burma (Myanmar.) Fiercely independent Kachin warriors fought for and against Shans and Burmese. Kachins (Jinghpaw and other tribes) were allies of Burmese in wars against Assam and British. Many Jingphaw rulers accepted British administration in 1826 but in 1843 raiding flared up again. Britain annexed all of Burma 1885 but Kachin Triangle region continued to resist for decades, incl. 1914 uprising. WW1 Kachins in British 85th Burma Rifles won medals for bravery in Mesopotamia (Iraq.) 1930s Kachin troops helped suppress anticolonial Burmese & Wa rebellions. WW2 #Kachin land was nexus of China/Burma/India Theater. Japan invades, British retreat to India, Japan pushes north, Allies (Britain, US, China) fight to retake. India-China Ledo Rd supply rte begun 1942. Air transport over Hump (Mts.) and Flying Tigers flew above Kachinland..."