The Pacification of BurmaCrosthwaite, C. H. T. (Charles Haukes Todd)
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The Pacification of Burma
Crosthwaite, C. H. T. (Charles Haukes Todd)
Burma -- History -- 1824-1948
Crosthwaite, K.C.S.I., Sir Charles H. T., 3;
former service in British Burma, 19;
offered Chief Commissionership and summoned to Calcutta, 20, 21;
relieves Sir C. Bernard at Rangoon, 24;
arrival at Mandalay, 26;
return to Rangoon, 50;
leaves for Upper Burma, 62;
leaves Ava for Sagaing and meets Sir George White, 65;
examination of irrigation system, 69;
reduction of field force considered, 72;
arrangements for Durbar at Mandalay, 74;
visits Bhamo, 74;
speech at Mandalay Durbar, commendation by Lord Dufferin, 76;
on transferring men, 78, 79;
disarmament--letter to Lord Dufferin, 80-82;
visits Thayetmyo and district, 90;
letter to Viceroy on police posts, 97;
administration of Shan States, 100;
conferred with Lord Dufferin, 100, 102;
visit to Minbu, 108;
visit to Popa, 114;
meeting with General Symons at Magwè, 118;
consultations with men of the Magwè district, 119;
transfer of Mr. G. G. Collins to Magwè, 120;
return to Mandalay, 120;
on sick-leave to Nilgiri Hills, 120;
accompanies H.R.H. Prince Albert Victor of Wales, to Mandalay, 121;
action against dacoits, 123;
Durbar in the Shan States, 124, 125;
scheme for reduction of the military police, 129-130;
correspondence with the Viceroy, 128;
appointment of Colonel Cockran, 272;
appoints Maung Ket's nephew ruler over Kalè, 288;
decision not to absorb Kalè, 292;
establishes posts along the Chin frontier, 296;
proclamation to the Tashons, 312;
account of internal administration, 337-341;
visit to lay school, 340
Crowther, Mr., inspector of police, 264
Cumming, Colonel, 67
Cuppage, Mr., wounded while fighting against Set Kya, 70, 71
Custance, Mr., 83
D
Dabayen, 88
Dacoits, Mandalay, Ye-u, Mu, 71;
Sagaing, 72, 103;
Government, 112;
measures taken against, 123
Dalhousie, Lord, 1
Daly, C.S.I., C.I.E., Lieut.-Colonel Hugh, agent to the
Governor-General in Central India, 100; assisted Mr. Hildebrand
against the Shans (1887), 165, 170-178, 272-276, 278, 285
Daniell, Mr., 278-280
Darrah, Mr., Assistant Commissioner, killed by Set Kya's men, 70
Darwin, Dr., 219, 226
Davies, Major H. R., 134
Davis, Captain, principal medical officer of the Field Force, 58
Deccan, 20
Disarmament (village regulation), 80-89
Dufferin, Lord, minute by, 9, 11;
meeting with Sir Charles Crosthwaite, 24;
on surrender of Limbin Prince, 60;
aids Sir Charles Crosthwaite in obtaining funds for engineering
work, 70;
commendation on Sir Charles Crosthwaite's speech at the Durbar, 76;
with regard to the Shan Expedition, 77, 78;
writes on the action at Chinbyit, 89;
policy as to autonomous States, 92;
agreement with Sir Charles Crosthwaite's views as to police
posts, 98;
roads through the Chin country, 101;
on the work done in Burma, 102;
left India, 128
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