Genre: Landscape Photography General view looking towards the palace, with British soldiers posed in the middleground. Probably photographed during the durbar at Wuntho that ended the Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign. Subjects = Burmese architecture; palaces
Genre: Historical Events Men of the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, assaulting the stockade. This is probably the attack on the Kyaing-Kwintaung Stockade during the Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign, which was taken on 22 Feb 1891. Subjects = British army; Devonshire Regiment; military (general); mi...
Genre: Historical Events Showing attack on the stockade, with bugler, soldier attending an injured man, etc. 400 men under Captain Davies took the heavily-fortified stockade on 22 February 1891, although this is evidently a posed photograph, probably taken after the event. Subjects = British ...
General Wolseley, Major Smythe & escort [?Wuntho]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Historical Events Mounted group. Brigadier-General George Wolseley commanded the columns that marched on Wuntho after the Sawbwa's rebellion. This photograph was probably taken around the time of the durbar held at Wuntho (see print 30). Subjects = military (general); military campaigns
Sawbwa's troops giving up arms, Wuntho. Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Historical Events Group of the Wuntho Sawbwa's men under guard, squatting in the foreground amongst discarded weapons. Photographed at the conclusion of Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign, when an amnesty had been offered to rebels. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns
After Durbar at Wuntho. Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Historical Events Official durbar group at Wuntho at the conclusion of the Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign, with Brigadier-General George Wolseley seated in the centre. Subjects = durbars; military (general); military campaigns; official events