The Second Burmese War: A Narrative of the Operations at Rangoon, in 1852 |
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18th Royal Irish admirable Alompra APPENDIX April army Arracan arrived attack Bassein Bengal Artillery Berenice boats Brigade British Buddha Bundoola Burmah Burmese Calcutta Captain Latter capture Colonel Commander Tarleton commenced Commodore Commodore Lambert Company defences deputation despatch embarkation empire enemy enemy's English European expedition Feroze force frigate gallant Gaudama Godwin Golden Government of India Governor of Rangoon Governor-General in Council grand guns Hermes honour howitzers Indian Navy INTRODUCTORY SKETCH Irrawaddy Joomla jungle killed King of Ava land Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Madras Artillery Madras Sappers Majesty's Major Oakes March Martaban miles Moozuffer morning Moulmein Native Infantry noble officers ordnance Pagoda party passed Pegu Peguese Phlegethon position post 8vo present proceeded Prome Proserpine Rangoon river Regiment SECOND BURMESE WAR sent Sesostris ships Shoé Dagoon shot soldiers steamers stockade temple Tenasserim Tenasserim Provinces tion town treaty of Yandaboo troops upper terrace vessels Viceroy war-steamers wounded
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