Upper Burma was annexed by Britain in 1885, and Charles Crosthwaite, as Chief Commissioner, oversaw the years of suppression and administration that followed. He describes Mandalay, campaigns against the dacoits, dealings with the Shan chiefs, expeditions to Bhamo and the frontier, and the building of roads and government, all from the confident standpoint of an imperial official.
An insider’s record of how the British Empire imposed its rule on Burma, valuable as a historical source. Download the free EPUB.