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.

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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

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Reginald Dyer was relieved of command conflict Third Anglo-Burmese War
subject surface form: Reginald Dyer
Reginald Dyer conflict Third Anglo-Burmese War
William Birdwood conflict Third Anglo-Burmese War
William Marshall (British Army officer) conflict Third Anglo-Burmese War
Second Anglo-Burmese War followedBy Third Anglo-Burmese War
British Indian Army participatedIn Third Anglo-Burmese War
Second Anglo-Burmese War relatedTo Third Anglo-Burmese War
Burma (until 1937) resultOf Third Anglo-Burmese War