First Anglo-Burmese War

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19th-century conflict Anglo-Burmese War war

The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.

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Label	Occurrences
First Anglo-Burmese War canonical	24
British conquest of Burma	1
Burmese theater of the First Anglo-Burmese War	1
First Anglo-Burman War	1
First Burma War	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century conflict ⓘ Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ surface form: First Anglo-Burman War First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ surface form: First Burma War
belligerent	British East India Company ⓘ Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
cause	Burmese expansion into northeastern India ⓘ border disputes in Assam and Manipur ⓘ
commander	Archibald Campbell ⓘ King Bagyidaw ⓘ Maha Bandula ⓘ
conflictBetween	British Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Burma ⓘ
countryInvolved	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma United Kingdom ⓘ
effect	beginning of British dominance in Burma ⓘ cession of Arakan to Britain ⓘ cession of Assam to Britain ⓘ cession of Manipur to Britain ⓘ cession of Tenasserim to Britain ⓘ large war indemnity imposed on Burma ⓘ weakening of the Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
endDate	1826-02-24 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
location	Arakan ⓘ Assam ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma Manipur ⓘ Tenasserim ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Danubyu ⓘ Battle of Rangoon ⓘ Siege of Prome ⓘ
partOf	British colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ
peaceSignedAt	Yandabo ⓘ
precededBy	Burmese–Siamese wars ⓘ surface form: Burmese–Siamese conflicts
result	British victory ⓘ Treaty of Yandabo ⓘ
significance	first major conflict between Britain and Burma ⓘ key step in British expansion into Southeast Asia ⓘ marked start of British territorial acquisitions in Burma ⓘ
startDate	1824-03-05 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Yandabo ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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Bengal Army → participatedIn → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

First Anglo-Burmese War → alsoKnownAs → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Burma War

First Anglo-Burmese War → alsoKnownAs → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Anglo-Burman War

Second Anglo-Burmese War → precededBy → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Second Anglo-Burmese War → relatedTo → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

James Brooke → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Konbaung Dynasty → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Anglo-Burmese Wars → hasPart → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Anglo-Burmese Wars → concludedConflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of Yandabo

Kingdom of Burma → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Battle of Danubyu → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Battle of Danubyu → partOf → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: British conquest of Burma

Treaty of Yandabo → endedConflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

King Bagyidaw → notableEvent → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

King Bagyidaw → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Maha Bandula → notableFor → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Maha Bandula → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Battle of Rangoon → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Battle of Rangoon → partOf → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Battle of Rangoon → theatre → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Siege of Prome → conflictIn → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Siege of Prome → partOf → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Siege of Prome → hasTheater → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burmese theater of the First Anglo-Burmese War

Siege of Prome → isKeyEventIn → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Yandabo → relatedConflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

Yandabo → treatyEnded → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ

58th Regiment of Foot → conflict → First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ