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Battle of Prome

Battle of Prome was a battle fought in November 1825 at Pyay, in what is now Myanmar. It was part of First Anglo-Burmese War, which ran from 1824 to 1826. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 Europeans and 2,000 Indians against ~13,000 soldiers.

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FoughtNovember 1825
WherePyay, Myanmar18.817N, 95.217E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish EmpireagainstKingdom of Burma
Part ofFirst Anglo-Burmese War1824 to 1826

Record

DateNovember 1825 (month precision)
to December 1825
PlacePyay, Myanmar
18.817N, 95.217E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,000 Europeans and 2,000 Indians~13,000 soldiers
Commanders
  • Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet
  • Willoughby Cotton
  • Maha Ne Myo
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Battle of Prome is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 34 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872109, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Prome, revision 1370272313, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.