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== Pair of Guns at Maymyo Forest Department ==
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File:0065-cannon-at-maymyo-forestry.jpg|Cannon at Maymyo Forestry Dept view 1<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''File:0066-cannon-at-maymyo-forestry-1.jpg|Cannon at Maymyo Forestry view 2<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''
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File:0067-cannon-at-maymyo-forestry-5.jpg|Breeching loop detail<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''File:0068-cannon-at-maymyo-forestry-2.jpg|Button detail<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''File:0069-cannon-at-maymyo-forestry3.jpg|Casting date and place detail<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''File:0070-cannon-at-maymyo4-forestry-4.jpg|Date detail<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''File:0071-cannon-at-maymyo6-forestry.jpg|Founder and date detail<br> '''Image courtesy of the [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ Anglo-Burmese Library]'''
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The [[3rd Burma War]] was prosecuted using large gun vessels such as “IRRAWADDY” and “KATHLEEN”, barges, flats, small pleasure craft and the like, in order to move troops and equipment up river to complete the subjugation of Upper Burma. All these vessels carried guns of various calibres. “IRRAWADDY” did carry a 64-pounder carronade amongst other guns. One of the barges “WHITE SWAN”, is noted as being “bristling with guns”
Apparently the Maymyo cannon have been placed on carriages suitable for use on the railway.
== The Mandalay Monster ==
