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Capture of Myat Tun's Stockade
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| Capture of Myat Tun's Stockade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Burma War 1852-53 | ||
| Date: | 19 March 1853 | |
| Location: | near Kyontani, Danubyu, Irrawaddy, Burma | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 16.982895°N 95.733085°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Burmese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig-Gen Sir John Cheape | Myat Tun | |
| Strength | ||
| 500 European troops 500 Native troops |
4,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 11 killed, 84 wounded | ||
Field Force
- HM 18th Royal Irish (200 men under Maj Wigston)
- HM 51st Regiment (200 men under Capt Irby)
- 67th Bengal Native Infantry (The Rifle Coy under Capt Hicks)
- 4th Sikh Locals (200 men under Maj Armstrong)
- Sappers and Miners (70 men under Lts Mullins & Trevor)
- Two guns
Reinforcements
- HM 80th Foot (130 men)
- 67th Bengal Native Infantry (300 men)
- Two mortars
External Links
Anglo-Burmese Wars Wikipedia
2nd Burma War Wikipedia
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - Myat Tun's Stockade archive.org