The Pagoda War: Lord Dufferin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Ava, 1885-6

by A.T.Q. Stewart

In November 1885 10,000 British and Indian troops were transported up the Irrawaddy in steamers of the Fltilla Company. After a few skirmishes they occupied Mandalay and deposed King Thiba Upper Burma was then annexed to the British Empire.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Anthony Terence Quincey Stewart, known professionally as A.T.Q. Stewart or Tony Stewart, was a Northern Irish historian, teacher and academic, and a best-selling author on the subject of the politics of Ulster and Northern Ireland.