British troops preparing to attack the stockades of Rangoon

MOORE, Joseph.

Rangoon. The Position of part of the Army previous to attacking the Stockades on the 9th July 1824.
London; Kingsbury & Co. 1825. Hand-coloured aquatint. 330 x 425mm.

Light marginal soiling.

British troops forming squares prior to an assault. On the right a ground of artillerymen stand around a Congrieve-Rocket launcher.
An aquatint after Lieutenant Joseph Moore of the 89th Regiment, published in his 'Views taken at or near Rangoon, and combined operations in the Birman Empire', an account of the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-6).

Abbey Travel: 404.
Stock ID : 18627