Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804 With Some Observations on the Previous Campaign, and on the Nature of Candian Warfare, etc., etc., etc.

"Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy" by Arthur Johnston is a historical narrative that chronicles the author's military campaign in Ceylon in 1804 against the kingdom of Candy, showing the difficulties encountered due to the landscape and Candian combat strategies. Johnston presents the backdrop for understanding, by laying out his military history and the British's political goals in Ceylon. He considers the previous conflicts that led to this campaign showing the difficult connections between the British and the locals, as well as the problems they had communicating. He paints a vivid picture of this dangerous campaign and underscores the planned risks and difficult experiences they faced by outlining Candian warfare, which was focused on gorilla type tactics.