See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

FRANCIS See also:

• COWLEY, ABRAHAM (1618-1667)
• COWLEY, HANNAH (1743-1809)
• COWLEY, HENRY RICHARD CHARLES WELLESLEY

COWLEY See also:

• SIR FRANCIS COWLEY BURNAND (1836- )

BURNAND (1836- )  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English humorist, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• LONDON

London on the 29th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1836 . His See also:

• FATHER

father was a London stockbroker, of See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French-Swiss origin; his See also:

• MOTHER

mother Emma See also:

• COWLEY, ABRAHAM (1618-1667)
• COWLEY, HANNAH (1743-1809)
• COWLEY, HENRY RICHARD CHARLES WELLESLEY

Cowley, a See also:

• DIRECT

direct descendant of Hannah Cowley (1743-1809), the English poet and dramatist . He was educated at See also:

• ETON

Eton and See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, and originally studied first for the See also:

• ANGLICAN

Anglican, then for the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church; but eventually took to the See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law and was called to the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar . From his earliest days, however, the See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage had attracted him—he founded the See also:

• AMATEUR (Lat. amator, lover)

Amateur Dramatic See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

Club at Cambridge,—and finally he abandoned the church and the law, first for the stage and subsequently for dramatic authorship . His first See also:

• GREAT

great dramatic success was made with the See also:

• BURLESQUE (Ital. burlesco, from burla, a joke, fun, playful trick)

burlesque See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black-Eyed Susan, and he wrote a large number of other burlesques, comedies and farces . One of his See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early burlesques came under the favourable See also:

• NOTICE

notice of See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

Mark See also:

• LEMON
• LEMON, MARK (1809-1870)

Lemon, then editor of See also:

• PUNCH

Punch, and See also:

• BURNAND, SIR FRANCIS COWLEY (1836- )

Burnand, who was already See also:

• WRITING
• WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng. writan, to inscribe)

writing for the comic See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper Fun, became in 1862 a See also:

• REGULAR

regular contributor to Punch . In 188o he was appointed editor of Punch, and only retired from that position in 19,36 . In 1902 he was knighted . His See also:

• LITERARY

literary reputation as a humorist depends, apart from his See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long association with Punch, on his well-known See also:

• BOOK

book Happy Thoughts, originally published in Punch in 1863-1864 and frequently reprinted . See Recollections and Reminiscences, by See also:

• SIR

Sir F . C . Burnand (London, 1904) .

BURNE-See also:

• JONES
• JONES, ALFRED GILPIN (1824-1906)
• JONES, EBENEZER (182o-186o)
• JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (1819-1869)
• JONES, HENRY (1831-1899)
• JONES, HENRY ARTHUR (1851- )
• JONES, INIGO (1573-1651)
• JONES, JOHN (c. 1800-1882)
• JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649)
• JONES, OWEN (1741-1814)
• JONES, OWEN (1809-1874)
• JONES, RICHARD (179o-1855)
• JONES, SIR ALFRED LEWIS (1845-1909)
• JONES, SIR WILLIAM (1746-1794)
• JONES, THOMAS RUPERT (1819– )
• JONES, WILLIAM (1726-1800)

JONES, SIR See also:

• EDWARD

EDWARD BURNE, See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart . (1833-1898), English painter and designer, was born on the 28th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1833 at See also:

• BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham . His father was a Welsh descent, and the See also:

• IDEALISM (from Gr. i5Ea, archetype or model, through been urged of the truth of its point of view is the persistency Fr. idealisme)

idealism of his nature and See also:

• ART

art has been attributed to this See also:

• CELTIC

Celtic See also:

• STRAIN (through O. Fr. straindre, estraindre, mod. i treindre, from Lat. stringere, to draw tight, related to stress, stretch, string, &c.)

strain . An only son, he was educated at See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King Edward's school, Birmingham, and destined for the Church . He retained through See also:

• LIFE

life an See also:

• INTEREST

interest in classical studies, but it was the See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology of the See also:

• CLASSICS

classics which fascinated him . He went into See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence as a See also:

• SCHOLAR, SCHOLARSHIP

scholar at See also:

• EXETER
• EXETER, EARL, MARQUESS AND DUKE OF

Exeter See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1853 . On the same See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• MORRIS
• MORRIS [MORRISON], CLARA (1849– )
• MORRIS, GOUVERNEUR (1752–1816)
• MORRIS, JOHN (1810-1886)
• MORRIS, RICHARD (1833–1894)
• MORRIS, ROBERT (1734–1806)
• MORRIS, SIR LEWIS (1833–1907)
• MORRIS, WILLIAM (1834-1896)

Morris entered the same college, having also the intention of taking orders . The two were thrown together, and See also:

• GREW, NEHEMIAH (1641-1712)

grew See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends . Their similar tastes and enthusiasms were were lying off that See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and ready to commence hostilities, the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of the king to his troops to See also:

• LAY

lay down their arms was received . There were three strong forts here, full at that moment with thousands of armed Burmans, and though a large number of these filed past and laid down their arms by the king's command, still many more were allowed to disperse with their weapons; and these, in the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time that followed, See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke up into See also:

• DACOIT

dacoit or See also:

• GUERRILLA (erroneously written " guerilla," being the diminutive of the Span. guerra, war)

guerrilla bands, which became the See also:

• SCOURGE (Ital. scoriada, from Lat. excoriare, to flay, corium, skin)

scourge of the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country and prolonged the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war for years . Meanwhile, however, the surrender of the king of See also:

• BURMA

Burma was See also:

• COMPLETE

complete; and on the 28th of November, in less than a fortnight from the See also:

• DECLARATION (from Lat. declarare, to make fully clear, clams)

declaration of war, See also:

• MANDALAY

Mandalay had fallen, and the king himself was a prisoner, while every strong fort and See also:

• TOWN

town on the See also:

• RIVER

river, and all the king's See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance (1861 pieces), and thousands of rifles, muskets and arms had been taken . Much valuable and curious " e See also:

• LOOT

loot " and See also:

• PROPERTY

property was found in the See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace and city of Mandalay, which, when sold, realized about 9 lakhs of rupees (6o,000) .

From Mandalay, See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General Prendergast seized See also:

• BHAMO

Bhamo on the 28th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December . This was a very important move, as it fore-stalled the See also:

• CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese, who were preparing to claim the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place . But unfortunately, although the king was dethroned and deported, and the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital and the whole of the river in the hands of the See also:

• BRITISH

British, the bands of armed soldiery, unaccustomed to conditions other than those of anarchy, rapine and See also:

• MURDER

murder, took See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage of the impenetrable See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover of their jungles to continue a desultory armed resistance . Reinforcements had to be poured into the country, and it was in this phase of the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, lasting several years, that the most difficult and most arduous See also:

• WORK

work See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell to the See also:

• LOT
• LOT (Lat. Oltis)

lot of the troops . It was in this See also:

• JUNGLE (Sans. jangala)

jungle warfare that the losses from See also:

• BATTLE

battle, sickness and privation steadily mounted up; and the troops, both British and native, proved once again their fortitude and courage . Various expeditions followed one another in rapid See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession, penetrating to the remotest corners of the See also:

• LAND

land, and bringing See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace and See also:

• PROTECTION

protection to the inhabitants, who, it must be mentioned, suffered at least as much from the dacoits as did the troops . The final, and now completely successful, pacification of the country, under the direction of Sir See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick (afterwards See also:

• EARL

Earl) See also:

• ROBERTS, DAVID (1796-1864)
• ROBERTS, FREDERICK SLEIGH ROBERTS, EARL

Roberts, was only brought about by an extensive See also:

• SYSTEM

system of small protective posts scattered all over the country, and small lightly equipped columns moving out to disperse the enemy whenever a gathering came to. a See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head, or a pretended See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince or king appeared . No See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the Third Burmese War would be complete without a reference to the first, and perhaps for this See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason most notable, land advance into the enemy's country . This was carried out in November 1885 from See also:

• TOUNGOO

Toungoo, the British frontier See also:

• POST

post in the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of the country, by a small See also:

• COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column of all arms under See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

Colonel W . P . Dicken, 3rd See also:

• MADRAS

Madras See also:

• LIGHT

Light See also:

• INFANTRY

Infantry, the first See also:

• OBJECTIVE, or OBJECT GLASS

objective being Ningyan . The operations were completely successful, in spite of a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• DEAL

deal of scattered resistance, and the force afterwards moved forward to Yamethin and Hlaingdet .

As inland operations See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed, the want of mounted troops was badly See also:

• FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt, and several regiments of See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry were brought over from See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, while mounted infantry was raised locally . It was found that without these most useful arms it was generally impossible to follow up and punish the active enemy .