The Battle of Prome was a military conflict between the British Empire

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...

 and the Kingdom of Burma which took place 1825 during the First Anglo-Burmese War.

Battle

After the expiration of an armistice on November 3rd, 1825, the Burmese army, around 9,000 strong, advanced in three divisions against the British position at Prome, which was defended by 3,000 Europeans and 2,000 Indian troops. However, the British still triumphed; after several actions, in which the Burmese were the assailants and were partially successful, Campbell attacked the different divisions of their army on December 1st, and successively drove them from all their positions, dispersing them in every direction.