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|partof=[[:Category:1st Burma War|1st Burma War 1823-26]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Burma War|1st Burma War 1823-26]] | ||
|date=January-June 1824 | |date=January-June 1824 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet Sylhet, Bangladesh] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachar Cachar, Assam] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.890513,91.8814&z=12&t=h&hl=en 24.890513°N 91.8814°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.890513,91.8814&z=12&t=h&hl=en 24.890513°N 91.8814°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Burmese | |combatant2=Burmese | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=Maj Newton at Badarpur<br>Capt Johnston at Jattrapur<br>Capt Bowen at Tilain | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= 1,200 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= approx 4,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Frontier Force == | |||
*1st Btn [[10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|10th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*Three Coys 2nd Brigade [[23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*Four Coys [[42nd Gurkha Rifles|Rungpoor Local Corps]] | |||
*Two or three old guns | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Anglo-Burmese Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Burmese_War 1st Burma War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6RgYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA245&dq=Cachar+1824#PPA245,M1 Events in Sylhet & Cachar] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n21/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Operations on the N E Frontier] www.archive.org | |||
[[Category:Battles|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:1st Burma War|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Burma War|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]] | ||