On the Irrawaddy

The English pursued three expensive wars against the Burmese Empire during the nineteenth century. The costly conflicts ended the existence of about 15,000 English and Indian soldiers. When the last war ended in 1885, Extraordinary England controlled all of northeastern India and Burma. In this book, a young man named Stanley becomes involved in the events surrounding the First Burmese Conflict. Join Stanley as he finds his fortune during a furious time in G. A. Henty's On the Irrawaddy: An Account of the Principal Burmese Conflicts. Set in mid-nineteenth-century India and Burma, this book incorporates geological, authentic, and logical references to aid the advanced reader.