A History of Assam c14.126

c14.126

To make matters worse, bands of native marauders wandered about the country disguised as Burmese, and the depredations committed by them were even worse than those of the invaders themselves. The hill tribes followed suit, and the sufferings of the hapless inhabitants were unspeakable. Many fled to the hills, and to Jaintia, Manipur and other countries,* while others embarked on a guerilla warfare and set themselves to cut off stragglers and small bodies of troops. The chief resistance was on the north bank, where the aid of the Akas and Daflas was enlisted, but the Burmese appeared in overwhelming force and crushed out all attempts at active opposition.