Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. The british captured yangon during the first angloburmese war 182426 but returned it to burma after the. The first angloburmese war 18241826 ended in a british east india company victory, and by the treaty of yandabo, burma lost territory previously conquered in assam, manipur, and arakan. They, therefore, picked up border disputes as pretexts for war with a view to putting pressure on burma. It was a war between the british and the burmese with respect to trade and commerce and territorial expansion. Angloburmese wars britishmyanmar history britannica. In this, the second book published by leonaur on the barely reported first angloburmese war, the authora staff officerwho was an eyewitness to most of the major events, gives us an incisive overview of the whole war. The british east india company started the first angloburmese war 182426 on mar. Burmese war on september 23, 1823 an armed party of burmese attacked a british guard on shapura, an island close to the chittagong side, killing and wounding six of the guard.
The first anglo burmese war 18241826 ended in a british east india company victory, and by the treaty of yandabo, burma lost territory previously conquered in assam, manipur, and arakan. On the irrawaddy, a story of the first burmese war1897 by. The british east india company started the first anglo burmese war 182426 on mar. Refiguring women, colonialism, and modernity in burmapresents the first study of one of the most prevalent and critical topics of public discourse in colonial burma. In 1755, king alaungpaya conquered dagon and renamed it yangon. After burma s defeat of the kingdom of arakan in 178485. Lord ellenborough 184244 brought an end to the afghan war. The wikiproject is also a part of the counteracting systemic bias group on wikipedia aiming to provide a wider and more detailed coverage on countries and areas of the encyclopedia which are notably less developed than the rest.
There have been three burmese wars or angloburmese wars. His long reign, which lasted until 1819, had a decisive influence upon his countrys history. Lord hardinge i 184448 1st anglosikh war 184546 and the treaty of lahore 1846 marked the end of sikh sovereignty in india. The battle of saragarhi, one of the greatest last stands in history duration. Occurred on march 5, 1824, angloburmese war was the first war among the three wars. Dagon was a small fishing village centered about the shwedagon pagoda. The organization of transport and mobile field forces was a significant problem for british forces in the early months of the war.
Aftermath the cost of war contributed to a severe economic crisis in india, which by 1833 had bankrupted the bengal agency houses and cost the british east india company its remaining privileges, including the monopoly of trade to china the treaty imposed a. Anglo burmese war, first, 182326 the result of increased tensions between strongly expansionist burma, one of the strongest powers in south east asia, and british india. Two burmese armies, one from mariipur and another from assam, also entered cachar, which was. The nizam, in his turn, joined hands with the english against mysore and that resulted in the first anglomysore war. First anglo burmese war is within the scope of wikiproject myanmar, a project to improve all myanmar related articles on wikipedia. First, the english demanded that money from the burma durbar which. As of 1826, the british took control of arakan after the first angloburmese war 182426. The first angloburmese war 18241826 ended in a british victory, and by the treaty of yandabo, burma lost territory previously conquered in assam, manipur, and arakan.
The stricken peacock angloburmese relations 17521948. Arakan and the first angloburmese war, 182425 the journal of. Henty 1832 1902 with the exception of the terrible retreat from afghanistan, none of englands many little wars have been so fatalin proportion to the number of those engagedas our first expedition to burma. The pagodas and temples are popular among tourists and the shwedagon pagoda, in particular, is the most important pagoda as it reveals early british occupation in burma during the first angloburmese war. The war, which began primarily over the control of northeastern india, ended in a decisive british. First angloburmese war was the first colonial war against the kingdom of burma and the north eastern part of india. The first war was the most expensive campaign fought to date in india and nearly resulted in the recall of the governor general. The first angloburmese war 182426 the attempts of the english to develop trade relations with burma had failed. The immediate causes of the second angloburmese war were, however. History deserves to be remembered recommended for you. And corollary to that is the understanding that the war was necessitated for the control of the. For the first war, both the british and the burmese must share the blame, and exeept for the great disparity in arms, it was a but after gaining two out of the three burmese maritime fair fight.
But the primary cause of the conquest of burma by the english was their imperial designs. The burmese army, led by maha bandula, inflicted serious damage to the english forces. Burmese wars article about burmese wars by the free. It was the final of three wars fought in the 19th century between the burmese and the british. This provides the reader with a unique insight into the actions of the various troops during the course of the campaign.
November 22, 20 on the eastern front, there was an unrest caused by the french activities in indochina, which led the british to poke their nose in the affairs of independent burma. On the irrawaddy, a story of the first burmese war1897. First anglo burmese war 182426 the first anglo burmese war was the first in the series of wars that were fought between british india and burma from 1824 till 1885. For twenty years, burma conducts an on expanding indian states west of depriving the english and created some territorial disputes, march 5, 1824. In 1785, buddhist burmese from the south of the country conquered arakan. It resulted in occasional boundary disputes between the two leading to the yandabo treaty and the first anglo burmese war. Judson this is the last book of the new testament book called revelations, translated into the burmese burma myanmar language. The second angloburmese war or the second burma war burmese. Third angloburmese war and annexation of burma first published. Arakan and the first angloburmese war, 182425 volume 4 issue 1 b. The first anglo burmese war, also known as the first burma war, burmese. First anglomysore war and its results in 1765, the nizam of hyderabad sought the help of the english at madras against haider ali which was agreed to in return for the surrender of northern sarkars to them. The war, which began primarily over the control of northeastern india. Yangon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The second angloburmese war 1852 causes and results. Rangoon was occupied on the 12th, and next came the shwedagon pagoda on the 14th, after heavy fighting, when the burmese army retired northwards. First anglo burmese war 18241826 every month youtube. Burmese wars 18231826, 18521853, 18851886 douglas m. First angloburmese war and treaty of yandabo sansar lochan. The english completed this process after three wars against burma.
The war, which began primarily over the control of northeastern india, ended. For next 20 years the relations were normal, but the burma kings were chaffed of the english merchants who started flocking in the country and got settled over there. After the first angloburmese war, the treaty of yandabu was signed between burma and east india company on february 24, 1826. Media in category first angloburmese war the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. The reign of bodawpaya and the first angloburmese war, 1782. The first angloburmese war arose from friction between arakan in western burma and britishheld chittagong to the north. The first substantial blow of the second angloburmese war was struck by the company on 5 april 1852, when the port of martaban was taken. After burmas defeat of the kingdom of arakan in 178485. The first angloburmese war, also known as the first burma war was the first of three wars fought between the british and burmese empires in the 19th century. The british also took possession of tenasserim with the intention to use it as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with either burma or siam.
Angloburmese wars, 182426, 1852, 1885, three conflicts that collectively forced burma now myanmar into a vulnerable position from which it had to concede british hegemony in the region of the bay of bengal. Occurred on march 5, 1824, anglo burmese war was the first war among the three wars. Third angloburmese war and annexation of burma gktoday. Home book shop wars battles biographies timeline weapons blog full index subjects. Educated and politicized, earner and consumer, burmese and. Anglo burmese war, first, 182326 the result of increased tensions between strongly expansionist burma, one of the strongest powers in south east asia, and. Angloburmese wars article about angloburmese wars by. George alfred henty 18321902 with the exception of the terrible retreat from afghanistan, none of englands many little wars have been so fatalin proportion to the number of those engagedas our first expedition to burma. Yangon was founded as dagon in the 6th century ad by the mons, who ruled lower burma at that time. The first angloburmese war, also known as the first burma war, burmese. Angloburmese wars 182426, 1852, and 1885, predatory wars instigated by england and aimed at the colonial enslavement of burma. Refiguring women, colonialism, and modernity in burma on jstor.
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