A History of Assam c14.113

c14.113

The Burmese troops and their followers were so numerous that it was found impossible to provide them with supplies in any one place. They were, therefore, distributed about the country in a number of small detachments, and Chandrakānt, seeing his opportunity, collected some troops, regained possession of Gauhāti, and advanced up-stream. The Burmese, warned in time, mobilized their forces in Upper Assam, and then marched to meet Chandrakānt. Their army was arranged in three divisions, one of which marched down the south bank and another down the north, while a third proceeded in boats. Chandrakānt with his weak force was unable to resist them, and fled again to Bengal. The Burmese took the opportunity to reduce the Darrang Raja to submission, and then returned to Upper Assam, plundering all the villages along their line of march. This was in 1820.