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.

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Battle of Danubyu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
armedForceInvolved British Army
Burmese Army
linked to: Myanmar Army
belligerent British forces
Burmese forces
combatant British East India Company forces
Royal Burmese Army
linked to: Myanmar 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 Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Danubyu
Myanmar
notableCommander Maha Bandula
notableFor death of Burmese general Maha Bandula
outcome British forces captured Danubyu
partOf 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 Irrawaddy River region
typeOfWarfare siege
year 1825

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First Anglo-Burmese War notableBattle Battle of Danubyu
Maha Bandula notableBattle Battle of Danubyu