A History of Assam c20.33

c20.33

A force of seven hundred men was now collected with the object of freeing Cachar and Manipur from the enemy and also, if possible, of making a demonstration against Ava from this direction. The Burmese had by this time evacuated Talain, where they had suffered much from disease. A track was cleared to Dudpatli. This place was occupied without opposition, and great efforts were made to carry a road through to Manipur, but serious obstacles were encountered in the shape of the mountainous character of the country, the clayey nature of the soil and the unusually heavy rainfall. Large numbers of elephants, bullocks and other transport animals were lost, and in the end the attempt was abandoned* and the force was broken up.