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 ...
Commander in Chief of King Theebaw's Army in Court dress [Mandalay]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of the former minister, seated on a mat and holding a fan. This portrait is reproduced in J. G. Scott's 'Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States' (5 vols, Rangoon, 1900-01), vol. I, pl.5, and there captioned 'The Myowun [Governor] of Mandala...
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
Genre: Architectural Photography Pool with central pavilion, surrounded by arcades. Situated in the ornamental garden in the southern part of the palace precincts. Subjects = architectural elements; baths; Burmese architecture; palaces Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar
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