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Up until 1893, Toungoo was an important cantonment.
Up until 1893, Toungoo was an important cantonment.


A [http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofi00westuoft#page/44/mode/2up/search/Tounghoo brief comment] that in 1877-8 Tounghoo was a Frontier Station<ref>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofi00westuoft#page/44/mode/2up/search/Tounghoo  Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer], page 44 by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org.</ref>
==Spelling variants==
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Modern name Taungoo<br>
Modern name Taungoo<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toungoo Taungoo] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toungoo Taungoo] Wikipedia
*[http://www.cqout.com/show.asp?u=http%3A//www.old-print.com/mas_assets/full2/M1321885/M1321885445.jpg Drawings] of an [[Artillery elephants|elephant battery]] at Tongo, 1885 with guns loaded on the elephants’ backs, during the [[3rd Burma War]] [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=10168438 CQout.com]  Originally from ''The Graphic'' Saturday, October 24, 1885
*[http://www.cqout.com/show.asp?u=http%3A//www.old-print.com/mas_assets/full2/M1321885/M1321885445.jpg Drawings] of an [[Artillery elephants|elephant battery]] at Tongo, 1885 with guns loaded on the elephants’ backs, during the [[3rd Burma War]] [http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=10168438 CQout.com]  Originally from ''The Graphic'' Saturday, October 24, 1885
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[[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Burma]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Burma]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

Revision as of 06:52, 30 December 2011

Toungoo , in Lower Burma , was situated on the Rangoon-Mandalay Railway, part of the Burma Railway, 166 miles from Rangoon, and 220 miles from Mandalay.

Up until 1893, Toungoo was an important cantonment.

A brief comment that in 1877-8 Tounghoo was a Frontier Station[1]

Spelling variants

Modern name Taungoo
Other variants: Toungoo, Tonngoo, Tongo, Tounghoo, Toung-Ngoo, Taung-ngu

History

Battle of Tounghoo 1853

External links

References

  1. Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer, page 44 by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org.