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+ | == 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 == | ||
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− | [[Category:Battles|Bhamo, | + | [[Category:Battles|Bhamo, Occupation of]] |
− | [[Category:3rd Burma War|Bhamo, | + | [[Category:3rd Burma War|Bhamo, Occupation of]] |
Latest revision as of 17:37, 12 December 2009
Occupation of Bhamo | ||
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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