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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Burmese
|combatant2=Burmese
|commander1=Lieut Col Bowen
|commander1=Maj Newton at Badarpur<br>Capt Johnston at Jattrapur<br>Capt Bowen at Tilain
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|strength1= 1,200
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== Frontier Force ==
== Frontier Force ==
*1st Brigade [[10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|10th Bengal Native Infantry]]
*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]]
*Three Coys 2nd Brigade [[23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]]
*Four Coys Rungpoor Local Corps
*Four Coys [[42nd Gurkha Rifles|Rungpoor Local Corps]]
*Two or three old guns
*Two or three old guns
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[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=6RgYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA245&dq=Cachar+1824#PPA245,M1 Google Books - Events in Sylhet & Cachar]
[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://ia341332.us.archive.org/0/items/FrontierAndOverseasExpeditionsFromIndiaVolV/FrontierAndOverseasExpeditionsFromIndiaVolV.pdf Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V Chap II- Operations on the N E Frontier] Google Books


[[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]]

Revision as of 15:58, 6 December 2009

Actions in Sylhet and Cachar
Part of 1st Burma War 1823-26
Date: January-June 1824
Location: Sylhet, Bangladesh & Cachar, Assam
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 24.890513°N 91.8814°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Burmese
Commanders
Maj Newton at Badarpur
Capt Johnston at Jattrapur
Capt Bowen at Tilain
Strength
1,200 approx 4,000
Casualties

Frontier Force

External Links

Anglo-Burmese Wars Wikipedia
1st Burma War Wikipedia
Events in Sylhet & Cachar Google Books
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V Chap II- Operations on the N E Frontier Google Books