Perak War

Perak War
	; A contemporary illustration of Blue-jackets and marines poling the British expedition up the Perak river.
Date	1875–1877
Location	Perak
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom;	Sultanate of Perak; Rebels;
Commanders and leaders
Major General Francis Colbourne	Sultan Abdullah II; Lela Pandak Lam; Ngah Ibrahim; Other Malay chiefs
Units involved
British Army 10th Regiment; 80th Regiment; Malay scouts; Sikh soldiers; Colonial Penang Police; ; Royal Navy Royal Marines; ; Royal Artillery; rest are unknown;	Perak Royal Army; Rebel army
Strength
1,205 total men	1,506+ total men
Casualties and losses
36+ killed (British account)	400–800+ (British account)

The Perak War (1875–1877) took place between British and local forces in Perak, a state in northwestern Malaysia. The sultan of Lower Perak and other local chiefs attempted to end foreign influence in the region and remove the British administrator James W. W. Birch. Following the killing of Birch in 1875, British forces defeated the followers of Lela Pandak Lam.