The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s4.5
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s4.5
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Again they came back, several thousand strong this time, to extirpate Shwebo once and for all; but as they came without cannon the assault naturally failed and they had to undertake a siege. One night Alaungpaya burst out at the head of a general sortie. It was not a defeat but a rout. Word passed along the Burmese pursuers that men had seen Myinbyushin Nat, the spirit rider of the White Horse,² fighting on their side. The Talaings jumped into boats and, without stopping to report at Āva, fled straight home down the river.