Battle of Danubyu
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The Battle of Danubyu was a key 1825 engagement in the First Anglo-Burmese War, where British forces besieged and captured a strongly fortified Burmese position commanded by the renowned general Maha Bandula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Danubyu canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForceInvolved |
British Army
ⓘ
Myanmar Army ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese Army
|
| belligerent |
British forces
ⓘ
Burmese forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
Myanmar Army ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Burmese Army
|
| commander | Maha Bandula ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Ava
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1825 ⓘ |
| description | siege and capture of a strongly fortified Burmese position ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British advance in First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| location |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Danubyu ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Maha Bandula ⓘ |
| notableFor | death of Burmese general Maha Bandula ⓘ |
| outcome | British forces captured Danubyu ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Anglo-Burmese War
ⓘ
surface form:
British conquest of Burma
First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier British operations in the Irrawaddy delta ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | key engagement in British advance towards the Burmese capital ⓘ |
| theatre |
Sagaing Region, Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Irrawaddy River region
|
| typeOfWarfare | siege ⓘ |
| year | 1825 ⓘ |
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