The Second Burmese War: A Narrative of the Operations at Rangoon in 1852, Part 3 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 Madras Artillery Madras Sappers Majesty's Major Oakes March Martaban miles Moozuffer morning Moulmein Native Infantry noble officers operations ordnance Pagoda party passed Pegu Peguese Phlegethon position present proceeded Prome Proserpine Rangoon river Regiment remarkable SECOND BURMESE WAR sent Sesostris ships shot soldiers steamers stockade temple Tenasserim Tenasserim Provinces tion town treaty of Yandaboo troops upper terrace vessels Viceroy war-steamers wounded
Popular passages
Page 138 - And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Page 122 - Why resist any longer the grand and interesting conclusion? Each of these stars may be the token of a system as vast and as splendid as the one which we inhabit. Worlds roll in these distant regions ; and these worlds must be the mansions of life and intelligence.