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*[[Occupation of Rangoon]] 1824, part of the [[1st Burma War]]
*[[Battle of Rangoon]] 1852, part of the [[2nd Burma War]]
There was a cantonment at Rangoon. C 1927 a new cantonment was built at Mingaladon, twelve miles to the north of Rangoon, although some regiments remained in Rangoon. During the [[Second World War]], Mingaladon was the location of an RAF base, which is now the Rangoon international airport.
== Spelling Variants ==
*[http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/13/a-fading-yangon-captured-in-photos/ A Fading Yangon Captured in Photos] with a [http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/13/a-fading-yangon-captured-in-photos/tab/slideshow/#slide/1 Slideshow] September 13, 2012 ''Wall Street Journal'' Life and Style: Scene Asia
*[http://www.chasingchinthes.com Chasing Chinthes] Armenians in Rangoon (retrieved 27 May 2014)
*[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1927/jul/28/new-cantonment-mingaladon New Cantonment, Mingaladon]. Hansard 28 July 1927. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-M.htm#Mingaladon RAF Mingaladon] rafweb.org. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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