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The Burmese War 1823-1828.

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IOR/H/665
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The Burmese War 1823-1828.
Date
1824-1825
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(1) pp. 1-97, Enclosures in Bengal Secret Letters 31st Jan. to 29th April 1825, relative to the Burmese War, Unrest in India and Nepal caused by the war, including:-- (2) Sir Edward Paget (Commander-in-Chief), Minutes. pp. 1-13, 15th Dec. 1824, Necessity of increasing the Military Force in India owing to the unrest caused by the prolongation of the Burmese War; pp. 591-2, 1st Feb. 1825, On Bombay Army increase. (3) John Fendall (Member of Council), Minutes. pp. 17-29, 29th Dec. 1825, Necessity of increasing the Army in India; pp. 579-82, 27th Jan. 1825, Increase of the Bombay Army. (4) Lord Amherst (Governor-General), Minutes. pp. 31-9, 3rd Jan. 1825, Necessity of increasing the Army in India; pp. 585-8, 31st Jan. 1825, Increase of the Bombay Army. (5) Resolutions of the Governor-General in Council. pp. 43-4, 14th Jan. 1825, Augmentation of the Indian Army; pp. 495-8, 18th Feb. 1825, Route difficulties of the Chittagong Division; pp. 699-701, 11th March 1825, Route and Transport Difficulties. (6) pp. 47-51, General Order by the Governor-General 24th Dec. 1824, Thanks to the Army in Burma. (7) George Swinton (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments). pp. 55-8, 81-91, 761-8, to Brig.-Gen. A. Campbell 7th Jan. to 18th March 1825; pp. 77-9, to David Hill 21st Jan. 1825; p. 109, to Capt. J. J. Snodgrass 7th Jan. 1825; pp. 113-9, 257-9, 439-46, to T. C. Robertson 14th Jan. to 18th Feb. 1825; pp. 213-5, to John Rodney (Chief Secretary, Ceylon) 14th Jan. 1825; pp. 229-31, 737-8, to Lieut.-Col. James Nicol 14th Jan. and 4th March 1825; pp. 233-5, to Edward Gardner 14th Jan. 1825, Proposed enlistment of Gurkha soldiers; pp. 595-6, to W. Newnham 4th Feb. 1825. (8) pp. 61-4, David Hill (Chief Secretary, Madras) to G. Swinton 28th Dec. 1824. (9) pp. 64-73, Minute by Sir Thomas Munro (Governor of Madras) 28th Dec. 1825 on the proper measures for the prosecution of the war in Burma. (10) Capt. J. J. Snodgrass (Military Secretary to Brig.-Gen. Campbell). pp. 93-101, to G. Swinton 25th Dec. 1824; pp. 102-7, to Major W. Frith (H.M. 38th Regt.) 23rd Nov. 1824; pp. 540-2, to Major R. Sale 3rd Feb. 1825. (11) Lieut.-Col. James Nicol (Adjutant-General). pp. 121, 201, 217-21, 341, 477, 485, 501, 509, 637, 647, 675, 691, 725-41, 833-4, to G. Swinton 21st Jan. to 14th March 1825; pp. 202-11, 643, 826-31, to Brig.-Gen. Thomas Shuldham 21st Oct. 1824 to 14th March 1825; pp. 491-2, to Capt. W. B. Scott 6th Feb. 1825; pp. 648-9, 651-6, to Brig.-Gen. Morrison 20th and 23rd Feb. 1825; pp. 649-50, 657, to Commodore John Hayes 20th and 23rd Feb. 1825. (12) Brig.-Gen. J. W. Morrison (Commanding Chittagong Division). pp. 122, 478-80, 481-3, 486-90, 501-5, 510-4, 742-6, 861-3, to Lieut.-Col. Nicol 12th Jan. to 2nd April 1825; pp. 417-9, 453-5, to T. C. Robertson -- Jan. to 7th Feb. 1825; pp. 796-9, to Major W. L. Watson 10th March 1825. (13) T. C. Robertson (Political Agent on the South-East Frontier). pp. 125-37, 253-4, 405-14, 423-32, 447-52, 461, 469-75, 629-34, 703-23, 803-17, to G. Swinton 10th Dec. 1824 to 14th March 1825; pp. 417-9, to W. Blackburn (Acting Joint Magistrate of Chittagong) 24th Jan. 1825; pp. 433-7, 456-8, to Brig.-Gen. J. W. Morrison 6th and 10th Feb. 1825; pp. 462-5, to Major Roope -- Feb. 1825; pp. 749-51, to Brig. W. Richards 25th Feb. 1825. (14) pp. 139, 147, 161, 177, 333, 387-95, 855, Lieut.-Col. Robert Stevenson (Quartermaster-General) to G. Swinton 8th Jan. to 23rd March 1825. (15) pp. 140-1, 148-52, 154-5, 168-73, 177-82, 334-6, 388-91, 856-8, Lieut. J. B. Neufville (Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General) to Col. Stevenson 22nd Dec. 1824 to 4th March 1825. (16) pp. 141-5, 155-60, 162-7, 182-3, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Fisher (Deputy Quartermaster-General) to Col. Stevenson 28th Dec. 1824 to 17th Jan. 1825. (17) pp. 152-3, Major George Cooper to Capt. Neufville 7th Dec. 1824. (18) Major W. L. Watson (Deputy Adjutant-General). pp. 189, 327, 795, 821-6, 839, 847, to G. Swinton 29th Jan. to 10th March 1825; pp. 381-4, to Capt. Richard Bayldon -- Jan. 1825; pp. 755-8, to Brig.-Gen. J. W. Morrison 7th March 1825; pp. 758-9, to Commodore J. Hayes 7th March 1825. (19) Lieut.-Col. A. Richards (Commanding in Assam). pp. 186, 342, to Lieut.-Col. James Nicol 10th and 13th Jan. 1825; pp. 186-9, 343, 366-70, 374-81, 605-14, to Capt. Shuldham 9th Jan. to 3rd Feb. 1825; pp. 362-3, 366, 374, 605, to David Scott 10th Jan. to -- Feb. 1825. (20) pp. 193-9, 361, 365, 373-4, 603-5, 623, David Scott (Agent to the Governor-General on the North-East Frontier) to G. Swinton 21st Dec. 1824 to 10th Feb. 1825. (21) pp. 221-4, Lieut. Lawrence to Lieut.-Col. Nicol 8th Dec. 1824. (22) pp. 237-44, Hon. Edward Gardner (Resident at Katmandu) to G. Swinton 20th Nov. 1824, Troubled state of Nepal. (23) pp. 247-50, Governor-General to Daulat Rao Sindia 24th Dec. 1824, Announcing British victories in Burma. Similar letters to the Rajas of Bhurtpore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Alwar, Bulwant Sing, Jaisalmer, Kishengarh, Kerauli, Kota and Raj Ranas Madoo Sing, &c. (24) Brig.-Gen. A. Campbell (Commander-in-Chief of the troops in Burma). pp. 261-73, 299-325, 519-31, 659-60, 667-71, 895-912, to G. Swinton 5th Jan. to 29th March 1825; pp. 538-9, Proclamation to the Inhabitants of Pegu -- Feb. 1825. (25) pp. 273-95, 536-8, Major J. N. Jackson (Deputy Quartermaster-General) to Brig.-Gen. Campbell--Jan. 1825. (26) Brig.-Gen. T. Shuldham (Commanding Eastern Division). pp. 328-30, 638-40, 676-82, 685, 834-6, 840-3, 848, to Lieut.-Col. Nicol, 21st Jan. to 7th March 1825; pp. 691-3, to G. Swinton 28th Feb. 1825. (27) Capt. H. Morrison (Assistant Quartermaster-General). pp. 336-8, 396-402, to Col. R. Stevenson 22nd Jan and 3rd Feb. 1825; pp. 848-50, to Brig.-Gen. Shuldham 4th March 1825. (28) pp. 344-5, 350-4, Capt. A. MacLeod (Commanding Rangpur Light Infantry) to Capt. Richard Bayldon 9th and 11th Jan. 1825. (29) pp. 345-7, Capt. W. Martin (57th Regt.) to Capt. Bayldon 10th Jan. 1825. (30) pp. 348-50, Lieut. J. K. Waldron (46th N.I.) to Capt. Bayldon 13th Jan. 1825. (31) pp. 354-9, Lieut. N. Jones (57th Regt.) to Capt. Bayldon 11th Jan. 1825. (32) pp. 480-1, Capt. W. B. Scott (Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General) to Lieut.-Col. Nicol -- Feb. 1825. (33) Brig. W. Richards. pp. 515-7, 753-5, 883-91, to Capt. W. B. Scott -- Feb. to 2nd April 1825; pp. 751-2, to T. C. Robertson 21st Feb. 1825. (34) pp. 532-5, Report of a Committee of Survey, signed Lieut.-Col. F. S. Tidy -- Feb. 1825. (35) pp. 545, 557, W. Newnham (Chief Secretary, Bombay) to G. Swinton 31st Dec. 1824 and 3rd Jan. 1825. (36) pp. 547-76, Minutes by the Governor (Mountstuart Elphinstone 18th Dec. 1824), the Commander-in-Chief (Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Colville 23rd and 28th Dec. 1824) and R. T. Goodwin (Member of Council, Bombay, 25th Jan. 1825) on the State of the Army in the Bombay Presidency. (37) pp. 599-601, List of Packet for the Secret Committee. (38) pp. 615-26, Correspondence of David Scott and Lieut.-Col. A. Richards with the Burmese Authorities in Assam -- Jan. 1825. (39) pp. 641-2, Capt. P. Dudgeon to Capt. A. Shuldham 15th Feb. 1825. (40) pp. 659-65, Lieut.-Col. Henry Goodwin to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 9th Feb. 1825. (41) Lieut. Henry Fendall (Sub-Assistant Commissary-General). pp. 683-4, to Brig.-Gen. Shuldham 26th Feb. 1825; pp. 843-5, to Capt. A. Shuldham 4th March 1825. (42) pp. 685-7, Lieut. J. Welchman (10th N.I.) to Capt. A. Shuldham 24th Feb. 1825. (43) pp. 726-33, Lieut.-Col. Richard Hampton (Commanding at Cheduba) to Lieut.-Col. Nicol 8th Feb. 1825. (44) pp. 746-8, Lieut. C. Armstrong to Commodore John Hayes 21st Feb. 1825. (45) p. 771, Capt. Forbes Champagne (Military Secretary to Commander-in-Chief) to G. Swinton 21st March 1825. (46) Commodore J. Hayes (Commanding the Flotilla). pp. 772-81, to Capt. Champagne -- Feb. 1825; pp. 781-92, to Brig.-Gen. Morrison 22nd Feb. 1825. (47) pp. 851-2, Capt. A. Shuldham (Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General) to Capt. H. Morrison 7th March 1825. (48) pp. 913-32, Brig.-Gen. Willough by Cotton (Commanding Troops of the Water Column) to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 24th Feb. 1825. (49) pp. 933-7, Major R. Sale to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 6th March 1825. (50) pp. 942-5, Major W. Frith to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 7th Feb. 1825. (51) pp. 945-8, Major-Gen. Alexander Balmain to Capt. J. J. Snodgrass 3rd March 1825. (52) pp. 948-52, Lieut. James Low to Major-Gen. Balmain -- March 1825. (53) Lieut.-Col. H. T. Smith (Commanding at Martaban). pp. 955-69, to G. Swinton 17th to 27th March 1825; pp. 955-66, to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 17th to 27th March 1825.

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