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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=10 June 1824 | |date=10 & 19 June 1824 | ||
|location=[http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1558700/Kemmendine/ Kemmendine], Rangoon, Burma | |location=[http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1558700/Kemmendine/ Kemmendine], Rangoon, Burma | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=16.846201,96.067629&z=10&t=h&hl=en 16.846201°N 96.067629°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=16.846201,96.067629&z=10&t=h&hl=en 16.846201°N 96.067629°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory at significant loss | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Burmese | |combatant2=Burmese | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=Lt-Col Smith(10 June)<br>Lt-Col Mallet (19 June | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1=3,000 | |strength1=3,000 | ||
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|casualties2= considerable | |casualties2= considerable | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Field Detachment 19 June == | |||
*[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] (500 men) | |||
*[[41st Regiment of Foot|HM 41st Regiment]] (250 men) | |||
*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] (250 men) | |||
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Madras? Native Infantry]] (225 men) | |||
*[[67th Punjab Regiment|7th Madras? Native Infantry]] (225 men) | |||
*[[62nd Punjab Regiment|2nd Madras? Native Infantry]] (175 men) | |||
*[[72nd Punjab Regiment|8th Madras? Native Infantry]] (175 men) | |||
*[[17th Regiment of Madras Infantry|17th Madras? Native Light Infantry]] (200 men) | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_burmah.php Heritage History - Burmese Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Burmese Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Burmese_War Wikipedia - 1st Burma War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p4BCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA444&dq=Kemmendine&as_brr=3#PPA444,M1 Google Books - Capture of Kemmendine] | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_burmah.php Heritage History - Burmese Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Burmese Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Burmese_War Wikipedia - 1st Burma War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p4BCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA444&dq=Kemmendine&as_brr=3#PPA444,M1 Google Books - Capture of Kemmendine] | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 20 October 2009
| Battle of Kemmendine | ||
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| Part of 1st Burma War 1823-26 | ||
| Date: | 10 & 19 June 1824 | |
| Location: | Kemmendine, Rangoon, Burma | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 16.846201°N 96.067629°E | |
| Result: | British victory at significant loss | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Burmese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt-Col Smith(10 June) Lt-Col Mallet (19 June |
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| Strength | ||
| 3,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 138 | considerable | |
Field Detachment 19 June
- HM 89th Regiment (500 men)
- HM 41st Regiment (250 men)
- Madras European Regiment (250 men)
- 1st Madras? Native Infantry (225 men)
- 7th Madras? Native Infantry (225 men)
- 2nd Madras? Native Infantry (175 men)
- 8th Madras? Native Infantry (175 men)
- 17th Madras? Native Light Infantry (200 men)
External Links
Heritage History - Burmese Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Burmese Wars
Wikipedia - 1st Burma War
Google Books - Capture of Kemmendine