Narrative of the Burmeses War, in 1824-25W. H. Allen and Company, 1852 - 290 oldal |
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28th native infantry advance Arakan arrived artillery Asam ascer assailants attack bank Bassein battalion Bengal Bhadrapur boats Brigadier Brigadier-general Brigadier-general Cotton British government Bundoola Burman force Burmese BURMESE WAR Campbell capital Captain carried Cheduba chief Chittagong cloth column command commissioners considerable court of Ava defences detachment division Donabew East-India Company effect enemy enemy's entrenchments European fire fled flotilla frontier Gohati guns hills hostilities hundred India invaders Irawadi island jungle Kachar killed Kyee Woongyee land letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-colonel loss Madras native infantry Maha Majesty's 13th Majesty's 41st Manipur Martaban Meaday Melloon Menghee ment Mergui miles military morning Mungdoo negociations officers operations pagoda party Pegu position proceeded Prome provinces raja Ramoo Ramree Rangoon Rangoon river regiment retreat returned river road Rungpore sent Shahpuri Siamese sipahis stockade Sylhet Tenasserim territory Tharawadi thousand tion town treaty treaty of Yandabo troops village whilst wounded
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284. oldal - Burmas skilled in the use of the sword and spear. If they once fight with us, and we have an opportunity of manifesting our bravery. it will be an example to 'the black nations, which are now slaves to the English, and will encourage them to throw off the yoke.
284. oldal - The English are the inhabitants of a small and remote island. What business have they to come in ships from so great a distance to dethrone kings, and take possession of countries they have no right to ? They contrive to conquer and govern the black foreigners, the people of castes, who have puny frames and no courage.