Minhla Fortress | |
Location: | Minhla |
Country: | Myanmar |
Type: | Fortress |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Open To Public: | Yes |
Fate: | Mainly intact |
Events: | Third Anglo-Burmese War |
Minhla Fortress (Burmese: မင်းလှခံတပ်) is a historic fortress located in Minhla, Magway Region, Myanmar.
The fortress was built in 1860 to 1861 to defend the Konbaung dynasty's territory following the Second Anglo-Burmese War.[1] It was built with the assistance of French and Italian engineers, including Captain Molinari, an Italian engineer,[2] along the western bank of the Irrawaddy River.
This fort, along with the Gwegyaung Fortress, was used as a defensive point of resistance by Burmese troops during the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885.