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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101035606/ Maj Gen Harry Prendergast] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101035606/ Maj Gen Harry Prendergast] | ||
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| + | == Field Force == | ||
| + | ''Commanded by Maj Gen Harry Prendergast''<br> | ||
| + | *Mounted Infantry (37 men) | ||
| + | *Half Btn [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] | ||
| + | *[[Hazara Mountain Battery]] | ||
| + | *4-1st North Irish Division | ||
| + | *Half Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
| + | *Half Btn [[78th Moplah Rifles|25th Madras Infantry]] | ||
| + | *One Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Burmese_War Third Anglo-Burmese War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y8ThjBJrWVUC&pg=PA218&dq=Sikkim+Field+Force&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Sikkim%20Field%20Force&f=false Annexation of Burma] War Medals and Their History - Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5m_VvR36b6YC&pg=PA10&dq=Burma&as_brr=3&ei=Z8WuSbrIOo6syASf8tSQBQ#PPA10,M1 Map of British Conquest of Burma] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n187/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Bhamo Expedition] archive.org | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Bhamo, Occupation of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:3rd Burma War|Bhamo, Occupation of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 12 December 2009
| Occupation of Bhamo | ||
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| Part of 3rd Burma War | ||
| Date: | 28 December 1885 | |
| Location: | Bhamo, Kachin State, Burma | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 24.248500°N 97.233302°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Kachin tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Harry Prendergast | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Commanded by Maj Gen Harry Prendergast
- Mounted Infantry (37 men)
- Half Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- Hazara Mountain Battery
- 4-1st North Irish Division
- Half Battery Royal Artillery
- Half Btn 25th Madras Infantry
- One Coy Bengal Sappers and Miners
External Links
Third Anglo-Burmese War Wikipedia
Annexation of Burma War Medals and Their History - Google Books
Map of British Conquest of Burma Google Books
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Bhamo Expedition archive.org
