Captured guns Rangoon, 1852 (c)

Photograph, 2nd Burma War (1852-1853).

The gun depicted is a British Blomefield pattern gun from around 1800. On 12 April 1852, General Henry Godwin led a British force ashore at Rangoon that included the 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Light Infantry and the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment. After two days of fighting, the capture of Rangoon was completed with the storming of the Great Dagon (or Shwedagon) Pagoda. The British then pursued the retiring Burmese army northwards.

From an album of 310 photographs taken by Surgeon John McCosh, 1848-1853.