✦ History

Anglo-Burmese Wars

March 5, 1824 – November 29, 1885

Result British victory

Britain and the East India Company fought the Konbaung kingdom of Burma. Britain won, ending the Konbaung dynasty and beginning British rule in Burma.

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Battles 3

March 5, 1824 – February 24, 1826
First Anglo-Burmese War British victory Myanmar Joseph Wanton Morrison, Rama III, William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
April 5 – December 20, 1852
Second Anglo-Burmese War British victory Lower Burma Garnet Wolseley, Pagan Min, Henry Godwin
November 7–29, 1885
Third Anglo-Burmese War British victory Myanmar Thibaw Min

Key commanders

British Empire 6

Joseph Wanton Morrison belligerent leader Rama III belligerent leader William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst military commander Garnet Wolseley military commander Henry Godwin military commander George Lambert military commander

Konbaung dynasty 4

Bagyidaw belligerent leader Tharrawaddy Min military commander Thibaw Min military commander Pagan Min belligerent leader

United Kingdom 5

Joseph Wanton Morrison military commander Rama III military commander Garnet Wolseley military commander William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst military commander Henry Godwin military commander