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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Burmese | |combatant2=Burmese | ||
|commander1=Brig-Gen Sir John Cheape | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101005203/ Brig-Gen Sir John Cheape] | ||
|commander2= [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iXm0hCBin_4C&pg=PA115&dq=Myat+Tun+1853&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Myat%20Tun%201853&f=false Myat Tun] | |commander2= [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iXm0hCBin_4C&pg=PA115&dq=Myat+Tun+1853&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Myat%20Tun%201853&f=false Myat Tun] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=500 European troops<br>500 Native troops | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=4,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= 11 killed, 84 wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
*HM 18th Royal Irish (200 men under Maj Wigston) | *[[18th Regiment of Foot|HM 18th Royal Irish]] (200 men under Maj Wigston) | ||
*HM 51st | *[[51st Regiment of Foot|HM 51st Regiment]] (200 men under Capt Irby) | ||
*67th | *[[67th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|67th Bengal Native Infantry]] (The Rifle Coy under Capt Hicks) | ||
* | *[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Locals]] (200 men under Maj Armstrong) | ||
*Sappers and Miners (70 men under Lts Mullins & Trevor) | |||
*Sappers and Miners (70 men under Lts | |||
*Two guns | *Two guns | ||
== Reinforcements == | == Reinforcements == | ||
*HM 80th | *[[80th Regiment of Foot|HM 80th Foot]] (130 men) | ||
* | *[[67th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|67th Bengal Native Infantry]] (300 men) | ||
*Two mortars | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Anglo-Burmese Wars] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Anglo-Burmese Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Burmese_War 2nd Burma War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Burmese_War 2nd Burma War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n117/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Myat Tun's Stockade] archive.org | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/ | |||
[[Category:Battles| | [[Category:Battles|Myat Tun's Stockade, Capture of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Burma War 1852-53| | [[Category:2nd Burma War 1852-53|Myat Tun's Stockade, Capture of]] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 12 December 2009
| Capture of Myat Tun's Stockade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Burma War 1852-53 | ||
| Date: | 19 March 1853 | |
| Location: | near Kyontani, Danubyu, Irrawaddy, Burma | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 16.982895°N 95.733085°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Burmese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig-Gen Sir John Cheape | Myat Tun | |
| Strength | ||
| 500 European troops 500 Native troops |
4,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 11 killed, 84 wounded | ||
Field Force
- HM 18th Royal Irish (200 men under Maj Wigston)
- HM 51st Regiment (200 men under Capt Irby)
- 67th Bengal Native Infantry (The Rifle Coy under Capt Hicks)
- 4th Sikh Locals (200 men under Maj Armstrong)
- Sappers and Miners (70 men under Lts Mullins & Trevor)
- Two guns
Reinforcements
- HM 80th Foot (130 men)
- 67th Bengal Native Infantry (300 men)
- Two mortars
External Links
Anglo-Burmese Wars Wikipedia
2nd Burma War Wikipedia
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Myat Tun's Stockade archive.org