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you were so strong, it shan't occur again.” They say that the gar¬ 
rison of Sadon killed and wounded sixty of them during the siege, 
hut this is certain to be under-stated by them. 
The total loss during the expedition was • 
Irrawady Column—-8 killed, missing, and died of wounds; 41 
wounded. Out of which the Sadon garrison lost 8 killed, 
etc., and 27 wounded. 
The North-Eastern Column at Sadon lost 1 missing, 6 wounded. 
Total casualties, 56. 
The Kachins were armed with matchlocks and Tower muskets, and 
a few rifles, probably Sniders. A matchlock will carry a good 500 
yards. They also brought a jingal to attack the fort with, and smashed 
one post in the stockade by a successful round. The ammunition for 
this was, however, scarce, as they fired about one ball to every four 
blank. 
This expedition has had more fighting than there has ever been in 
any one district in Burmah, the casualties from wounds, etc., being 
about 14 per cent, not counting sickness, and it is to be hoped that the 
Kachins have learnt a useful lesson. The Sadon post will be a very 
important one, as it is on one of the principal trade routes from China. 
The Kachins state that 50 Chinese helped in and directed their 
operations against us. 
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