Battle of the Pegu Hills

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of Yandabo
gptkbp:casualties British_casualties
Burmese_casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Burmese_Empire
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Campbell
gptkb:King_of_Burma
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in literature
Referenced in historical documentaries
Memorialized in local history
Influenced_British_colonial_policy
Influenced_national_narratives_in_Burma
gptkbp:date 1824
March 1824
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Pegu
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_expansion_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_future_British_military_campaigns_in_Asia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First major battle of the First Anglo-Burmese War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Pegu Hills
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_East_India_Company
Local tribes
gptkbp:legacy Increased_tensions_between_Britain_and_Burma
gptkbp:location gptkb:Burma
Pegu_Hills
gptkbp:militaryRank Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Decisive_victory_for_British_forces
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Irrawaddy
Battle of the Shwebo
Battle of the Sittang
Battle of Prome
Battle_of_the_Bago_River
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Archibald_Campbell
Burmese_commanders
gptkbp:outcome Territorial_gains_for_the_British
gptkbp:partOf First Anglo-Burmese War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Kyaikkami
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Expansion_of_British_influence_in_Burma
gptkbp:strategicGoals Securing trade routes
Control_over_the_Pegu_region
Establishing_a_foothold_in_Burma
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attacks
Use of local knowledge