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Second Anglo-Burmese War (1862-)
Topic Started: Oct 14 2006, 12:44 PM (421 Views)
Londinium
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Early 1862

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Following the declaration of war by the Burmese King, the British Army and Royal Navy has begun to move out from it's temporary base in Calcutta, as mentioned previously the army that shall be involved in this venture is listed below:

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Burmese Taskforce

* 22nd Punjabis
* 23rd Sikh Pioneers
* 24th Punjabis
* 25th Punjabis
* 26th Punjabis
* 27th Punjabis
* 28th Punjabis
* 29th Punjabis
* 30th Punjabis
* 31st Punjabis

* 6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry
* 7th Lancers
* 8th Lancers

Total Men = 14,200


The entire East India Fleet shall function as the Royal Navy's representative in this conflict and shall endevour to firstly transport the troops to Burma and then maintain control of the coast, over the poor and practically non existant Burmese navy.

The initial aim of the army once they have landed on the southern coastline of Burma, is to drive north and capture the city of Rangoon, meeting any Burmese armies that may have been sent to delay them, and routing them, following the capture of Rangoon, the majority of the army shall move on and strike at Bassein, situated at Irrawaddy Delta.
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Irrawaddy Delta Campaign

British troops land in Burma on April 5 and quickly sieze the port of Martaban. Rangoon was then occupied on the 12th with only a small battle between Burmese militia. British troops then marched west to sieze Bassein and thus gain control of the delta. While marching westwards the British faced heavy gueirilla type fighting in the marshes with a large Burmese army, but the British soon brushed Burmese resistance aside. Bassein was siezed by May 19th. The Burmese army has retreated northwards out of the delta region.

Casualties

United Kingdom: 1,501
Dead from Skirmishes - 299 Infantry / 11 Cavalry
Wounded from Skirmishes - 1,023 Infantry / 89 Cavalry
Dead from Disease - 67 Infantry / 12 Cavalry.
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Following the capture of Rangoon and Bassein, and having gained control of the delta region, the British Indian Army is to continue pressing deeper into Burma, attempting to capture the city of Pegu to consolidate the British hold on the south of the nation, garrisons of 500 men shall be maintained in both Bassein and Rangoon to control already conquered regions and the East India Fleet shall use the ports of the Delta to supply the campaigning armies moving towards Pegu.
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Fall of Pegu

British forces soon arrived in the Burman city of Pegu. The troops quickly marched in and seized control but a fierece local resistance around the sacred Shwemawdaw Pagoda. However, within 2 heavy days of fighting the resistance was crushed and the British were in full control of Pegu.

Throughout the Spring and Summer campaign about 413 Burmese agitators were captured and are being held as prisoners.

Casualties

United Kingdom 879
Dead from Skirmishes - 89 Infantry / 7 Cavalry
Wounded from Skirmishes - 678 Infantry / 26 Cavalry
Dead from Disease - 68 Infantry / 11 Cavalry.
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King Willem, upon hearing news of the Burmese King's declaration of war on the British Empire, has given orders to Lieutenant-General van Coeverden, commander of the Bencoolen cavalry division, to send an officer to meet British Indian Army staff at Rangoon.

His message offers the assistance of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Oost-Indische Militie, along with 19e Regiment Oost-Indische Cavalerie out of Palembang to aid the British in Burma. These men would be transported to Moulmein by converted merchants, along with the 2nd rates Ceram and Jean de Witt from the China Squadron under Com. Wurzburg.

If Dutch assistance is accepted, the men would arrive at Moulmein in three weeks.
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Head of State: His Majesty King William III of Orange-Nassau
Head of Parliament: P.M. Justinus Jacob Leonard van der Brugghen
Foreign Minister: Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest
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Autumn 1862

Thanks is offered to the Dutch East India Company in regards to it's kind offer of support, however none shall be needed with most of the aims in the theatre already achieved.

Elsewhere in Burma...Viceroy Rangoon visited Rangoon in the past week, and discussed the whole situation with the civil, military and naval authorities. He decided that to dictate terms to the Court of Ava by marching to the capital was not how the war should be conducted unless complete annexation of the kingdom was contemplated and this was deemed unachievable in both military and economic terms for the time being.

Thus a decision was made to cease movements further northwards currently until a further decision is made on the situation.

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Late 1862/Early 1863

Early in December Viceroy Canning informed King Pagan that the province of Pegu would henceforth form part of the British dominions after much deliberation on what to do over the matter of Burma, this brings the entire Burmese coastline under British rule, and makes Burma a land locked Kingdom. It also gives the British Empire control of Rangoon, a most useful port city.

The proclamation of annexation was issued on January 20, 1863, and thus the Second Burmese War was brought to an end without any treaty being signed.
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