Southeast Asian Warfare, 1300-1900 (Handbook of Oriental Sudies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Published: December 30, 2004
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9789004142404
Subjects: History; Warfare; History: World; Technology; Headhunting; Asia - Southeast Asia; Firearms; Cavalry; Gunpowder revolution
Genres: History of warfare; Southeast Asian history
First sentence: "Among the most famous of early European-Southeast Asian military contests was that waged by various Burmese states against the Portuguese enclave at Syriam (1601-1613), ruled by Filippe de Brito y Nicote."
Description: "This study of warfare in Southeast Asia between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries examines the chief aspects of warfare in the region. It begins with an examination of the cultural features that made warfare in the region unique, followed by a discussion of the main weapons used, and the two major sites of fighting, sieges and naval contests. Three chapters examine the role played by animals such as elephants and horses. The final two chapters examine the shift from mercenary armies and masses of levies to smaller standing armies. The study closes with an examination of the tumultuous nineteenth century, in which European naval power won the coast and rivers, while Southeast Asians held the advantage further inland." from publisher.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations viii; title: Acknowledgments xi; title: Introduction xiii; title: Chapter 1 Culture and Warfare 1; title: Chapter 2 Personal Weaponry; title: Chapter 3 Firearms; title: Chapter 4 Fortifications and Sieges; title: Chapter 5 Sea and River Warfare; title: Chapter 6 Elephants; title: Chapter 7 Horses and Cavalry 164; title: Chapter 8 Supply and Transport 190; title: Chapter 9 Soldiers 213; title: Chapter 10 The Nineteenth Century 243; title: Conclusion 276; title: Appendices 282; title: Bibliography 284; title: Index 310