Reminiscences of the Burmese War in 1824–5–6
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 05 May 2012
- 08 March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781139176866
- 9781108044691
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- Dimensions:
- (216 x 140 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.51kg, 400 Pages
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Book description
This first-hand account of the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–6) was written by Captain Frederick Doveton of the Royal Madras Fusiliers and published in 1852. Intending to feed the contemporary British fascination with tales of Burma and its people, Doveton gives a brief history of the conflict, placing it into the context of the events leading up to the outbreak of the Second War (1852–3). He then offers a 'personal narrative' of his experiences, aimed at a popular rather than professional readership. His descriptions of Burmese life, landscape, and customs are full of anecdotes. These include his surprise at the natives playing chess, and his experience of having a tattoo; but he also shows respect for a people with an ancient history and culture, and conveys vividly the complexities and hardships of warfare and army life in an inhospitable terrain.
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