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== | == Attacking Force 19 June == | ||
'''First Column'''<br> | '''First Column'''<br> | ||
''Lt- | ''Lt-Colonel Mallet'' | ||
*[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] (500 men) | *[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Regiment]] (500 men) | ||
*[[41st Regiment of Foot|HM 41st Regiment]] (250 men) | *[[41st Regiment of Foot|HM 41st Regiment]] (250 men) | ||
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*1st Btn [[67th Punjab Regiment|7th Madras Native Infantry]] (450 men) | *1st Btn [[67th Punjab Regiment|7th Madras Native Infantry]] (450 men) | ||
*2nd Btn [[72nd Punjab Regiment|8th Madras Native Infantry]] (350 men) | *2nd Btn [[72nd Punjab Regiment|8th Madras Native Infantry]] (350 men) | ||
*2nd Btn [[17th Regiment of Madras Infantry|17th Madras Native Light Infantry]] (200 men) | *2nd Btn [[17th Regiment of Madras Infantry|17th Madras Native Light Infantry]] (200 men)<br> | ||
'''Second Column'''<br> | |||
''Brigadier Hodgson'' | |||
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Foot]] (a detachment) | |||
*[[38th Regiment of Foot|HM 38th Foot]] (a detachment) | |||
*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]] | |||
*1st Btn [[69th Punjab Regiment|9th Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*1st Btn [[82nd Punjab Regiment|22nd Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
'''Third Column'''<br> | |||
''Brigadier Smelt'' | |||
*[[21st Regiment of Foot|HM 21st Foot]] | |||
*1st Btn [[63rd (Palamcottah) Light Infantry|3rd Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Btn [[10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|10th Madras Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Btn ?th Madras Native Infantry | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 6 December 2009
| Battle of Kemmendine | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Attacking Force 19 June
First Column
Lt-Colonel Mallet
- HM 89th Regiment (500 men)
- HM 41st Regiment (250 men)
- Madras European Regiment (250 men)
- 1st Btn 7th Madras Native Infantry (450 men)
- 2nd Btn 8th Madras Native Infantry (350 men)
- 2nd Btn 17th Madras Native Light Infantry (200 men)
Second Column
Brigadier Hodgson
- HM 13th Foot (a detachment)
- HM 38th Foot (a detachment)
- Madras European Regiment
- 1st Btn 9th Madras Native Infantry
- 1st Btn 22nd Madras Native Infantry
Third Column
Brigadier Smelt
- HM 21st Foot
- 1st Btn 3rd Madras Native Infantry
- 2nd Btn 10th Madras Native Infantry
- 2nd Btn ?th Madras Native Infantry
External Links
Burmese Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Burmese Wars Wikipedia
1st Burma War Wikipedia
Capture of Kemmendine Google Books