Third Anglo-Burmese War
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The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Burma ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| cause |
British concerns over French influence in Burma
ⓘ
British desire to secure commercial and strategic interests in Burma ⓘ dispute over a fine imposed on the Bombay-Burma Trading Corporation ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Charles Roberts
General Sir Harry Prendergast ⓘ King Thibaw Min ⓘ Queen Supayalat ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British India Army
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| conflictEndYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| conflictStartYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| consequence |
Burma administered as a province of British India
ⓘ
integration of Burmese economy into the British colonial system ⓘ rise of Burmese nationalist movements ⓘ |
| countryToday | Myanmar ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-11-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | pacification campaigns in Upper Burma ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | age of New Imperialism ⓘ |
| location |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Irrawaddy River ⓘ Mandalay ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
British advance up the Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
capture of Mandalay ⓘ exile of King Thibaw Min to India ⓘ surrender of King Thibaw Min ⓘ |
| opponent | Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Burmese Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
annexation of Burma by the British Empire ⓘ deposition of King Thibaw Min ⓘ end of Burmese monarchy ⓘ establishment of British rule in Burma ⓘ incorporation of Burma into British India ⓘ |
| significantFor |
completion of British conquest of Burma
ⓘ
end of the Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ expansion of British India to the east ⓘ |
| startDate | 1885-11-07 ⓘ |
| theatre | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| yearOfMonarchyAbolition | 1885 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reginald Dyer