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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Burmese | |combatant2=Burmese | ||
| − | |commander1=Lt-Col Smith(10 June)<br>Lt-Col Mallet (19 June | + | |commander1=Lt-Col Smith(10 June)<br>Lt-Col Mallet (19 June) |
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*[[17th Regiment of Madras Infantry|17th Madras? Native Light Infantry]] (200 men) | *[[17th Regiment of Madras Infantry|17th Madras? Native Light Infantry]] (200 men) | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_burmah.php | + | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_burmah.php Burmese Wars] Heritage History<br> |
| + | [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=p4BCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA444&dq=Kemmendine&as_brr=3#PPA444,M1 Capture of Kemmendine] Google Books | ||
[[Category:Battles|Kemmendine, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Kemmendine, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:1st Burma War|Kemmendine, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Burma War|Kemmendine, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 09:53, 5 December 2009
| Battle of Kemmendine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Burma War 1823-26 | ||
| Date: | 10 & 19 June 1824 | |
| Location: | Kemmendine, Rangoon, Burma | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 16.846201°N 96.067629°E | |
| Result: | British victory at significant loss | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Burmese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt-Col Smith(10 June) Lt-Col Mallet (19 June) |
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| Strength | ||
| 3,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 138 | considerable | |
Field Detachment 19 June
- HM 89th Regiment (500 men)
- HM 41st Regiment (250 men)
- Madras European Regiment (250 men)
- 1st Madras? Native Infantry (225 men)
- 7th Madras? Native Infantry (225 men)
- 2nd Madras? Native Infantry (175 men)
- 8th Madras? Native Infantry (175 men)
- 17th Madras? Native Light Infantry (200 men)
External Links
Burmese Wars Heritage History
Anglo-Burmese Wars Wikipedia
1st Burma War Wikipedia
Capture of Kemmendine Google Books
