This gripping firsthand account by Horace Hayman Wilson, a British soldier and scholar, offers a vivid description of the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), a brutal conflict that marked a turning point in British colonial expansion in Southeast Asia. Wilson's narrative provides insights into the military tactics, political intrigue, and cultural clashes that shaped the conflict and its aftermath. This work has been selected by scholars...
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