<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlikuwa amekuwa ofisa mwenye ujasiri wa wapanda farasi katika vita vya Uingereza na Burma na sasa alitumia hali hiyo kwa faida yake mwenyewe.  <response>: He had been an audacious cavalry officer in the Anglo-Burmese wars and now exploited the situation for his own benefit. 