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|partof=[ | |partof=[[3rd Burma War|3rd Burma War]] | ||
|date=28 December 1885 | |date=28 December 1885 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhamo Bhamo, Kachin State, Burma] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhamo Bhamo, Kachin State, Burma] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.2485,97.233302&z=11&t=h&hl=en 24.248500°N 97.233302°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.2485,97.233302&z=11&t=h&hl=en 24.248500°N 97.233302°E] | ||
|result=British | |result=British occupation | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=Kachin tribes | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101035606/ Maj Gen Harry Prendergast] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101035606/ Maj Gen Harry Prendergast] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=1,000 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Field Force == | |||
''Commanded by Maj Gen Harry Prendergast''<br> | |||
*Mounted Infantry (37 men) | |||
*Half Btn [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] | |||
*[[Hazara Mountain Battery]] | |||
*4-1st North Irish Division | |||
*Half Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | |||
*Half Btn [[78th Moplah Rifles|25th Madras Infantry]] | |||
*One Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Burmese_War Third Anglo-Burmese War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y8ThjBJrWVUC&pg=PA218&dq=Sikkim+Field+Force&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Sikkim%20Field%20Force&f=false Annexation of Burma] War Medals and Their History - Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5m_VvR36b6YC&pg=PA10&dq=Burma&as_brr=3&ei=Z8WuSbrIOo6syASf8tSQBQ#PPA10,M1 Map of British Conquest of Burma] Google Books<br> | |||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n187/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Bhamo Expedition] archive.org | |||
[[Category:Battles|Bhamo, Occupation of]] | |||
[[Category:3rd Burma War|Bhamo, Occupation of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 12 December 2009
| Occupation of Bhamo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Burma War | ||
| Date: | 28 December 1885 | |
| Location: | Bhamo, Kachin State, Burma | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 24.248500°N 97.233302°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kachin tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Harry Prendergast | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Commanded by Maj Gen Harry Prendergast
- Mounted Infantry (37 men)
- Half Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- Hazara Mountain Battery
- 4-1st North Irish Division
- Half Battery Royal Artillery
- Half Btn 25th Madras Infantry
- One Coy Bengal Sappers and Miners
External Links
Third Anglo-Burmese War Wikipedia
Annexation of Burma War Medals and Their History - Google Books
Map of British Conquest of Burma Google Books
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Bhamo Expedition archive.org