battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Ramu
Battle of Ramu was a battle fought in 1824 in what is now Bangladesh. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of First Anglo-Burmese War, which ran from 1824 to 1826. The recorded result: Burmese victory.
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Record
| Date | 1824 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Bangladesh 21.440N, 92.120E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 1,000–2,000 infantry (engaged); 200 cavalry; Total: 2,000 | 350 Bengal Army Regulars; 250 Provincials; 400 Arakanese Levies; 2 Six-pounder guns; Total: 1,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Less than 200 killed or wounded | 6 officers killed and 2 wounded; 250 killed, wounded or captured; Entire force disintegrated |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Admin Box 1944, 66 km SE
- Siege of Chittagong 1617, 104 km N
- Battle of Hill 170 1945, 201 km SE
- Battle of Ramree Island 1945, 268 km SE
- Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations 1945, 304 km E
In the same war
- After: Battle of Prome November 1825
Elsewhere in 1824
- Battle of Ayacucho Peru
- Battle of Junín Peru
- Destruction of Psara Greece
- Battle of Gerontas Greece
- Kasos Massacre Greece
Battle of Ramu is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 9 in present-day Bangladesh.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18750184, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ramu, revision 1370587146, 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.