1920, finely cast depicting the general in ceremonial armour, with original wooden plinth, 24.5 cm high. Note: Maha Bandula (1782-1825) was the commander-in -chief of the Royal Burmese Armer a Burmese bronze statue of general Maha Bandula Pegu, circa 1920, finely cast depicting the general in ceremonial armour, with original wooden plinth, 24.5 cm high. Note: Maha Bandula (1782-1825) was the commander-in -chief of the Royal Burmese armed Forces from 1821 until his death in April 1825 during the first Anglo-Burmese war. He is still celebrated as a national hero by the Burmese for his staunch resistance to the colonial British. Today some of the most prominent places in the country are named in his honour.