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[[Category:Battles|Prome 1852, Battle of]]
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|partof=[http[://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngloCategory:2nd Burma War 1852-Burmese_Wars Anglo53|2nd Burma War 1852-Burmese Wars53]]
|date=9 October 1852
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyay [Prome]], [[Burma]]
|presidency=[[Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=18.815596,95.228&z=14&t=h&hl=en 18.815596°N 95.228°E]
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Burmese
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010892/ [Henry Godwin|Lt Gen Henry Godwin]]
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== Prome Field Force ==
''Commanded by [[Henry Godwin|Maj Gen Henry Godwin CB]]''<br>
*[[18th Regiment of Foot|18th Foot (The Royal Irish)]]
*[[80th Regiment of Foot|80th Foot]]
*[[35th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|35th Native Infantry]]
*119 Sappers
*[[Madras Artillery]]
:*Two howitzers
:*Four 9-pounders
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Anglo-Burmese Wars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Burmese_War- 2nd Burma War]Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRkEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA286PA288&dq=General+Godwin&as_brr=1&ei=JYmpR4udG43WzASOssDPDw#PPA286PPA288,M1 Capture of Prome] Google Books <br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n109/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Capture of BasseinProme] archive.org [[Category:Battles|Prome 1852, Battle of]][[Category:2nd Burma War 1852-53|Prome 1852, Battle of]]
