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The Coy. 2nd Devon Regt. Under Capt. Davies and 2nd Lts. Homan and Logan who marched from Shwebo to Kawlin a distance of 98 miles in 5 days (Burma [i.e. Myanmar]), 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029A/11

Scope and Contents

273 x 181 mm. Showing men of the Second Battalion, Devonshire Regiment on parade in an open, grassed area. The precise date of this march has not been ascertained, but was almost certainly connected with the assault on the Kyaing-Kwintaung Stockade during the Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign of 1891.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition apart from slight fading at edges.

Existence and Location of Copies

CN 2195.

Related Materials

For a photograph of the assault see Y3029A/12.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Beato, Felix, fl 1850-1891, photographer

Finding aid date

2003-03-19 16:03:04+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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