battle, nineteenth century

Bombardment of Brunei Town

Name: Bombardment of Brunei Town
Location: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Bombardment of Brunei Town was a battle fought in 1846 at Bandar Seri Begawan, in what is now Brunei. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bandar Seri Begawan. It was part of the Anglo-Bruneian War, which ran from 1845 to 1846. The recorded result: British victory; Labuan officially ceded to the British; British failure to replace the monarchy with a pro-British government. Recorded strength: 500 guards; 48 cannons against Squadron of from six to eight ships..

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Fought1846

WhereBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei4.917N, 114.917E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBritish victory; Labuan officially ceded to the British; British failure to replace the monarchy with a pro-British government

BelligerentsBruneian Empire; House of BolkiahagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Raj of Sarawak

Casualties and losses1 wounded; 48 cannons capturedandNone

Part ofAnglo-Bruneian War1845 to 1846

Where it sits in the Anglo-Bruneian War

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Record

Date	1846 (year precision)
Place	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 4.917N, 114.917E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	500 guards; 48 cannons	Squadron of from six to eight ships.
Casualties and losses	1 wounded; 48 cannons captured	None
Commanders	Omar Ali Saifuddin II	Thomas John Cochrane

Placed at Bandar Seri Begawan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Labuan 1945, 55 km NE
Battle of Beaufort 1945, 103 km NE
Operation Claret date unknown, 140 km SE
Raid on Kalabakan 1963, 291 km E
Battle of Tarakan 1945, 342 km SE

In the same war

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Battle of Resaca de la Palma United States

Bombardment of Brunei Town is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Brunei.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136564419, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Brunei Town (1846), revision 1370605029, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.