[Gutenberg 21242] • On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
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- Authors
- Henty, G.A.
- Tags
- 1824-1826 -- juvenile fiction , adventure and adventurers -- juvenile fiction , brigands and robbers -- juvenile fiction , voyages and travels -- juvenile fiction , 1st , friendship -- juvenile fiction , animals -- juvenile fiction , prisoners -- juvenile fiction , rescues -- juvenile fiction , war stories , burma -- juvenile fiction , anglo-burmese war , soldiers -- juvenile fiction , conduct of life -- juvenile fiction
- Date
- 2007-04-26T22:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.51 MB
- Lang
- en
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.