Author: George William De Rhé-Philipe

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781230165134

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...with the assistance of the naval part of the force, was effected with speed) over the steep and rugged bank of the river; as well as to Lieutenant Macartney, of the 1st Battalion Madras Pioneers, for his arrangements regarding the scaling-ladders. 7. I must call the particular attention of the BrigadierGeneral to the zeal and ability shown by Captain Chads, Royal Navy, in his conducting the flotilla, and the valuable assistance I at all times received from him. 8. In conclusion, I beg to notice the assistance I derived from Captain Briscoe, His Majesty's 41st Regiment, and Captain Jones, His Majesty's 89th Regiment, together with that of Captain Russell, Bombay Artillery, and Lieutenant Trant, His Majesty's 38th Regiment, acting Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General; and the good and steady conduct of the whole of the officers and men, both naval and military, merits my warmest praise. The Burmese army of sixty thousand men, with Maha Bandula at their head, marching down from Donabyo, arrived in the vicinity of Rangoon during the night of the 30th November, and immediately began entrenching themselves in front of the British position. On the morning of the 1st December they began their operations by opening a heavy fire on the British lines, and directiug a furious attack on the outpost of Kemendine. This was promptly repulsed by the garrison (consisting of the 26 th Madras Native Infantry and a detachment of the Madras European Regiment) under the command of Major Yates, but it was only the prelude to a series of attacks which lasted for a week, in which the enemy sustained enormous losses without making the slightest impression. On that day also a detachment under Major Sale attacked the left of the enemy, drove the opposing forces...