 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna July 1824 akanyoresa somuvhiyi neuto reEast India Company. Kuti iye akanga asina kutongodzidza mushonga kwakanga kusiri, mumurangariro wake amene, chipingamupinyi. Kambani yakanga yava kuda kupinda muhondo muBurmauye vaida vanachiremba vanovhiya vanokwanisa. Achivimba nokudzidza ari oga uye nokurovedza zvimwe zvinhu ari mugungwa, Harlan akazvipa kubhodhi rezvokurapa kuti aongororwe uye akagadzwa kuva chiremba wokuvhiya kuchipatara chikuru cheCalcutta. Kutanga muna January 1825 akashanda neuto muBurma. Harlan aiyemura mano anoshamisa evashandi veKambani avo vakanga vasingadyi chinhu kunze kwezviyo zvakaomeswa, mbeu yemapfunde yakafanana nepea, asi vakaramba vachienda. Nemhaka yokurasikirwa kukuru nemauto eKambani nemhaka yechirwere nehondo, Harlan dzimwe nguva airwa neBengal Artillery, achiwana ruzivo rwemauto rwaizozomubatsira zvikuru. Harlan akanga ari muHondo yeProme, apo mauto eAnglo-India akapinda muguta reProme Pyay yemazuva ano uye vakarwisana neBurma. Chibvumirano cheYandabo muna 1826 chakagumisa hondo. 