We a good story
Quick delivery in the UK

Our Burmese Wars and Relations with Burma

- 1824-1826 and 1852-1853

About Our Burmese Wars and Relations with Burma

This book is an updated expansion of the author's earlier memoir of the two Burmese Wars - in the second of which he served. Remarking that at the time of writing (1879) the general British population had little knowledge of their Empire's recently acquired Burmese domains, the author includes remarks and descriptions of the country and its customs as well as his purely military narrative. The first Burmese war, claims the author, was no aggressive conquest but a pre-emptive campaign fought to defend Bengal from Burmese invasion, while the British annexation of Burmese territory in the second war denied the 'fiends' engaged in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 the opportunity of using Burma as a base.

Show more
  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781845741822
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 507
  • Published:
  • April 30, 2005
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 184x216x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 628 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: August 8, 2025

Description of Our Burmese Wars and Relations with Burma

This book is an updated expansion of the author's earlier memoir of the two Burmese Wars - in the second of which he served. Remarking that at the time of writing (1879) the general British population had little knowledge of their Empire's recently acquired Burmese domains, the author includes remarks and descriptions of the country and its customs as well as his purely military narrative. The first Burmese war, claims the author, was no aggressive conquest but a pre-emptive campaign fought to defend Bengal from Burmese invasion, while the British annexation of Burmese territory in the second war denied the 'fiends' engaged in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 the opportunity of using Burma as a base.

User ratings of Our Burmese Wars and Relations with Burma



Find similar books
The book Our Burmese Wars and Relations with Burma can be found in the following categories:

Join thousands of book lovers

Sign up to our newsletter and receive discounts and inspiration for your next reading experience.