Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell
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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
but at Pagahm the Governor-General's Bodyguard was able to reach
the flying Burmese, cutting up a large number. The result of this
was a renewal of peace negotiations; this time the advance was on
their part.
The result of the war was a considerable extension of our territory
to the east of Bengal. Tenasserim, Martaban, and Rangoon, all fell
into our hands, and the King of Burmah renounced all sovereignty
over Arracan and Assam.
ARRACAN, 1825.
This distinction was conferred by the Governor-General in Council
on the Bengal native regiments which took part in the invasion of
the ancient kingdom of Arracan during the operations in Burmah in
the year 1825. The British and Madras regiments employed bear the
same honour as that bestowed on the regiments which accompanied the
main army under Sir Archibald Campbell. The only regiments now left
with the distinction "Arracan" are the 2nd Gardner's Horse and the
5th Light Infantry.
The force destined for the invasion of Arracan was placed under the
command of Brigadier-General W. Morrison, of the 54th (Dorsets),
and acted in co-operation with a strong flotilla of the Indian
Marine. It was composed of three brigades--two of Bengal, the third
of Madras troops:
First Brigade--Lieutenant-Colonel W. Richards: 26th Bengal
Infantry, 44th (Essex Regiment), 49th and 62nd Bengal Infantry.
Second Brigade--Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, C.B. (54th Foot): 54th
(Dorsets), 42nd (now the 5th Light Infantry), and 61st Bengal
Infantry.
Third Brigade--Lieutenant-Colonel Fair (10th Madras Infantry):
10th and 16th Madras Infantry (the latter now the 76th Punjabis).
A couple of companies of Bengal and one of Madras Artillery, as
well as two squadrons of Gardner's Horse, accompanied the force.
CASUALTIES OF THE ARRACAN FIELD FORCE.
+--------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+--------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|44th Essex | - | - | - | 11 |
|54th Dorsets | - | 2 | 3 | 25 |
|2nd Gardner's Horse | - | - | - | 8 |
|5th Light Infantry | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |
|76th Punjabis | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
+--------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
CASUALTIES IN ACTION DURING THE OPERATIONS IN BURMAH, 1824.
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