+---------------------------+-----------+-----------+ | |_Officers._| _Men._ | | _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | K. | W. | K. | W. | +---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |Royal Scots | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | |Somerset L.I. | 5 | 18 | 21 | 138 | |South Staffords | 2 | 6 | 25 | 130 | |41st Welsh | 2 | 2 | 12 | 98 | |44th Essex | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |45th Sherwood Foresters | - | - | - | - | |47th N. Lancs | 1 | 5 | 10 | 80 | |54th Dorsets | - | 3 | 3 | 27 | |87th Roy. Irish Fusiliers | - | - | - | - | |89th Roy. Irish Fusiliers | 3 | 8 | 21 | 147 | |1st Roy. Dublin Fusiliers | 1 | 3 | 22 | 120 | |Governor-General's Bodygd. | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | |26th Light Cav. | - | - | - | - | |61st Pioneers | - | 3 | 6 | 24 | |63rd Light Infantry | 1 | 3 | 10 | 58 | |67th Punjabis | - | - | - | - | |69th Punjabis | - | 2 | 5 | 16 | |72nd Punjabis | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | |76th Punjabis | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 | |82nd Punjabis | - | - | - | - | |86th Carnatic I. | - | 2 | 4 | 57 | |88th Carnatic I. | - | 3 | 2 | 22 | |90th Punjabis | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | |92nd Punjabis | - | - | - | - | +---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ The force suffered much from sickness, owing to the unhealthy nature of the country traversed, and experienced many hardships. The resistance was not very serious, but on one or two occasions the Burmese fought well. The total casualties amounted to about 130 killed and wounded, the Dorsets and 76th Punjabis being the principal sufferers. The casualties in action barely reached 3 per cent., those by disease exceeded 56 per cent., of the troops present! PEGU. This distinction was granted to the following regiments, in recognition of their services during the campaign in Burmah in the years 1852-53: Royal Irish. South Staffords. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Royal Munster Fusiliers. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. 2nd Queen's Own Sappers and Miners. 54th Sikhs. 61st Pioneers. 69th Punjabis. 79th Carnatic Infantry. 86th Carnatic Infantry.
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