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[[Category:Battles|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:1st Burma War|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]]
 
 
{{Battles_Infobox
 
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[1st Burma War]]
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|partof=[[:Category:1st Burma War|1st Burma War 1823-26]]
 
|date=January-June 1824
 
|date=January-June 1824
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet Sylhey, Bangladesh] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachar Cachar, Assam]  
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|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet Sylhet, Bangladesh] & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachar Cachar, Assam]  
 
|presidency=[[Madras]]
 
|presidency=[[Madras]]
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.890513,91.8814&z=12&t=h&hl=en 24.890513°N 91.8814°E]   
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.890513,91.8814&z=12&t=h&hl=en 24.890513°N 91.8814°E]   
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
 
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
 
|combatant2=Burmese
 
|combatant2=Burmese
|commander1=Lieut Col Bowen
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|commander1=Maj Newton at Badarpur<br>Capt Johnston at Jattrapur<br>Capt Bowen at Tilain
 
|commander2=  
 
|commander2=  
|strength1=  
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|strength1= 1,200
|strength2=  
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|strength2= approx 4,000
 
|casualties1=   
 
|casualties1=   
 
|casualties2=  
 
|casualties2=  
 
}}
 
}}
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== Frontier Force ==
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*1st Btn [[10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|10th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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*Three Coys 2nd Brigade [[23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]]
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*Four Coys [[42nd Gurkha Rifles|Rungpoor Local Corps]]
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*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 Bools - Events in Sylhet & Cachar]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars  Anglo-Burmese Wars] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Burmese_War 1st Burma War] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6RgYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA245&dq=Cachar+1824#PPA245,M1 Events in Sylhet & Cachar] Google Books<br>
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n21/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Operations on the N E Frontier] www.archive.org
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[[Category:Battles|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]]
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[[Category:1st Burma War|Sylhet and Cachar, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 17:01, 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 - Operations on the N E Frontier www.archive.org