‘Defending our sovereignty is all. Win or lose is no criteria,’ was the clarion call given at the commencement of the Anglo-Kuki war of 1917-19 by the Commander-in Chief of the Kuki Army, General TintongHaokip. ‘A true Kuki warrior was unfazed by the British imperialist following the Jampi Conclave of March 1917’ were also inscribed at the only Anglo-Kuki War memorial Complex at Songpi in Churachandpur district of Manipur, dedicated to General TintongHaokip.