Bombardment of Brunei Town (1846)
| Bombardment of Brunei Town (1846) | |||||||
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| Part of Anglo-Bruneian War | |||||||
The signing of the Treaty of Labuan between the Sultan of Brunei and the British delegation on 18 December 1846 at the Brunei palace | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien II Pengiran Yusof | Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Sultan's guards | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 guards | Squadron of from six to eight ships. | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 wounded | None | ||||||
The Bombardment of Brunei Town (1846) was a British bombardment of the Bruneian capital, Brunei Town, in order to force the Sultan to make the Treaty of Labuan effective during the Anglo-Bruneian War. The incident succeeded in the purpose of forcing Brunei to effect a unfair agreement.