This is an account of the Second Burmese War of 1852-53, as seen through the eyes of an English officer. It includes sketchmaps of the defences of Rangoon and Bassein. This is an account of the Second Anglo-Burmese War, undertaken to promote the activities of British colonial merchants in the region, and to avenge perceived insults, . injustice and oppression' of British representatives by the Burmese court. An important document of colonial history, this detailed account of the campaign as seen through the eyes of an English officer was first published in 1853.'