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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Burmese | |combatant2=Burmese | ||
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=Maj Newton at Badarpur<br>Capt Johnston at Jattrapur<br>Capt Bowen at Tilain |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= 1,200 | |strength1= 1,200 | ||
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== Frontier Force == | == Frontier Force == | ||
| − | *1st | + | *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 | + | [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 | ||
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| 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 |
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| Strength | ||
| 1,200 | approx 4,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Frontier Force
- 1st Btn 10th Bengal Native Infantry
- Three Coys 2nd Brigade 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
- Four Coys Rungpoor Local Corps
- Two or three old guns
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
