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== Summary ==
Commodore Lambert was sent to [[Burma]] to negotiate over a number of minor isues relating to the Treaty of Yanabo which had ended the [[1st Burma War]]. Instead of resolving the problem Lambert provoked a confrontation which led to a declaration of war and a British Expeditionary Force under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/168/mode/2up/search/Godwin Lieut-Gen Sir Henry Godwin ] attacking [[Martaban]] and occupying [[Rangoon]]. The British occupied [[Prome]] in October and announced the annexation of the province of [[Pegu]] on 20 January 1853. No treaty was signed.
==Events==
''Commanded by Maj-Gen Henry Godwin CB''<br>
'''Bengal Division'''<br>
''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/80/mode/2up/search/Cheape Brig-Gen Sir John Cheape KCB ] commanding''
*1st Brigade under Brig Reignolds, The Royal Irish
:*[[18th Regiment of Foot|18th Foot (The Royal Irish)]]
:*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|The Regiment of Ludhiana]]<br>
'''Madras Division'''<br>
''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/400/mode/2up/search/Steel Brig-Gen S W Steel KCB ] commanding''*1st Brigade under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/136/mode/2up/search/Elliott Brig W H Elliott], 51st Foot
:*[[51st Regiment of Foot|51st King's Own Light Infantry]]
:*[[69th Punjab Regiment|9th Native Infantry]]
