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2nd Burma War

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== Expeditionary Force ==
''Expedition Commander Maj-Gen H Godwin CB''<br>
'''Bengal Contingent'''<br>
''Brig-Gen Warren commanding''
*[[18th Regiment of Foot]] (850 men)
*[[80th Regiment of Foot]] (460 men)
*[[40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|40th Native Infantry]]<br>
'''Madras Contingent'''<br>
*[[51st Regiment of Foot]] (900 men)
*[[80th Regiment of Foot]] (460 men)
*Artillery (5 companies, 517 men)
*Native Infantry (3 regiments, 2,800 men)
*Gun Lascars (70 men)
*Sappers and Miners (2 companies, 170 men)
Total 5,767 men
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ftq1AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Events in Second Burmese War Aug 1852 - Jun 1853 by Lt William Laurie] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA113&dq=Burmese&as_brr=3&ei=I_tYSaaEI6asNYXZnPMF#PPA113,M1 Medals of the British Army - 2nd Burmese War] Medals of the British Army<br>
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=51 Central BurmaMap] Digital South Asia Library
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Burma War 1852-53, 2nd]]
[[Category:2nd Burma War 1852-53| 2nd Burma War]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Burma War, 2nd]]

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