Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804

Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804

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Author: Johnston, Arthur,1778-1824
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Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804

Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804

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Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804

$17.29 $8.64
Author: Johnston, Arthur,1778-1824
Format: eBook
Language: English

Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804 - With Some Observations on the Previous Campaign, and on the Nature of Candian Warfare, etc., etc., etc.

As it appears generally incumbent on those who offer information to the public, to explain the sources from whence they have derived their knowledge, it may not be improper to state the circumstances under which my experience on Ceylon was acquired. In 1800 I commanded a corps of pioneers, which opened a road for General Macdowal's embassy to Candy. After that period, till the commencement of the Candian war, I was chiefly entrusted with the command of remote districts, uniting in my own person the civil and military authorities. On the breaking out of that war, in 1803, I was appointed to command a free corps, composed principally of Malays, and was generally employed in escorting supplies to and from the different depts; a service which led to frequent skirmishes with the enemy. When the army returned to Columbo and Trincomal, after having seated Boodoo Sawmy (the prince whose cause the English espoused) on the throne of Candy, I was appointed first commissioner for regulating the affairs of the provinces ceded by that prince to the British Government. Illness, however, obliging me to repair to the sea-coast for the benefit of a change of air, I thus fortunately escaped the massacre which shortly after took place in the capital. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 44408
Author: Johnston, Arthur
Release Date: Dec 11, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

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