Name: On the Irrawaddy; A Story of the First Burmese War
Author: G. A. Henty
ISBN: 9780526010004

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On the Irrawaddy; A Story of the First Burmese War

By G. A. Henty 14 Nov, 2019

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The British waged three costly wars against the Burmese Empire during the 19th century. The costly wars took the lives of over 15,000 British and Indian soldiers. When the final war ended in 1885, Great Britain controlled all of northeastern India an ... Read more

The British waged three costly wars against the Burmese Empire during the 19th century. The costly wars took the lives of over 15,000 British and Indian soldiers. When the final war ended in 1885, Great Britain controlled all of northeastern India and Burma. In this book, a young man by the name of Stanley finds himself involved in the events swirling around the First Burmese War. Join Stanley as he finds his fortune during a tempestuous time in G. A. Henty's On the Irawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese Wars. Set in early nineteenth-century India and Burma, this book includes geographical, historical, and explanatory footnotes to aid the modern reader. Less

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9780526010004

G. A. Henty

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George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19...

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