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In the 1880s British concerns were raised by contacts between the Burmese and the [[French]] whose colonial expansion in Indo-China had reached the Burmese border. When a British company was fined by the Burmese for contraventions of its teak extraction contract, the British demanded arbitration and, when that was refused, issued an ultimatum which would have reduced Burma to a vassal state. When this was not accepted on 9 November 1885 an invasion force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_North_Dalrymple_Prendergast  Maj-Gen Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast] was sent up the Irrawaddy. By 26 November the envoys from King Thibaw offered to surrender. Thibaw was taken into exile in India and the British annexed the remainder of Burma on 1 January 1886. There was sporadic insurgency into 1887.
In the 1880s British concerns were raised by contacts between the Burmese and the [[French]] whose colonial expansion in Indo-China had reached the Burmese border. When a British company was fined by the Burmese for contraventions of its teak extraction contract, the British demanded arbitration and, when that was refused, issued an ultimatum which would have reduced Burma to a vassal state. When this was not accepted on 9 November 1885 an invasion force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_North_Dalrymple_Prendergast  Maj-Gen Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast] was sent up the Irrawaddy. By 26 November the envoys from King Thibaw offered to surrender. Thibaw was taken into exile in India and the British annexed the remainder of Burma on 1 January 1886. There was sporadic insurgency into 1887.


== Burma Campaign Force ==
== Upper Burma Field Force ==
9,034 fighting men, 2,810 native followers and 67 guns under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_North_Dalrymple_Prendergast  Maj-Gen Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast]
9,034 fighting men, 2,810 native followers and 67 guns under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_North_Dalrymple_Prendergast  Maj-Gen Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast]
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'''Cavalry'''<br>
 
*[[1st Madras Lancers]]
==== Expeditionary Force ====
*[[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers|1st Bombay Lancers]]
'''Artillery'''<br>
*2nd Squadron [[2nd Madras Native Cavalry|2nd Madras Cavalry]]
*[[Royal Artillery]]
*[[3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent]]
:*Q-1 Royal Artillery
*[[7th Bengal Lancers|7th Bengal Cavalry]]<br>
:*9-1 Cinque Ports Division (Mountain)
:*3-1 Scottish Division
:*4-1 North Irish Division
*[[Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 Punjab Mountain Battery]]
*[[25th Quetta Mountain Battery|No 1 Bombay Mountain Battery]]<br />
 
'''Sappers and Miners'''<br>
*4th & 5th Coys [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
*2nd Coy [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]]
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Madras Pioneers]]


'''1st Infantry Brigade'''<br>
'''1st Infantry Brigade'''<br>
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*1st Btn [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]
*1st Btn [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry|2nd Bengal Infantry]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry|2nd Bengal Infantry]]
*[[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|11th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|11th Bengal Infantry]]<br />


'''Mounted Infantry'''<br>
Maj E C Brown, Scots Fusiliers commanding
*31 [[21st Regiment of Foot|Royal Scots Fusiliers]]
*15 Rangoon Volunteers
*52 Police


==== 1st Reinforcement Spring 1886 ====
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]]
*[[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|26th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[5th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|5th Bombay Infantry]]
*[[23rd Bombay Rifles|23rd Bombay Infantry]]
*[[43rd Gurkha Rifles|43rd Assam Light Infantry]]


*[[2nd Regiment of Foot|Royal West Surrey Regiment]]
==== 2nd Reinforcement ====
 
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles|3rd Gurkhas]]
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]]
*[[76th Punjab Regiment|16th Madras Infantry]]
*[[125th Napier's Rifles|25th Bombay Infantry]]


'''Cavalry'''<br>
*[[1st Madras Lancers]]
*[[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers|1st Bombay Lancers]]
*2nd Squadron [[2nd Madras Native Cavalry|2nd Madras Cavalry]]
*[[3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent]]
*[[7th Bengal Lancers|7th Bengal Cavalry]]<br>


*[[2nd Regiment of Foot|Royal West Surrey Regiment]]
*[[51st Regiment of Foot|Yorkshire Light Infantry]]
*[[51st Regiment of Foot|Yorkshire Light Infantry]]
*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|Royal Munster Fusiliers]]
*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|Royal Munster Fusiliers]]
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*[[16th (Lucknow) Regiment of Rajput Infantry|16th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[16th (Lucknow) Regiment of Rajput Infantry|16th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[18th Musulman Rajput Infantry|18th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[18th Musulman Rajput Infantry|18th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|26th Bengal Infantry]]
 
*[[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|27th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|27th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[44th Gurkha Rifles|44th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[44th Gurkha Rifles|44th Bengal Infantry]]
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*[[73rd Carnatic Infantry|13th Madras Infantry]]
*[[73rd Carnatic Infantry|13th Madras Infantry]]
*[[75th Carnatic Infantry|15th Madras Infantry]]
*[[75th Carnatic Infantry|15th Madras Infantry]]
*[[76th Punjab Regiment|16th Madras Infantry]]
 
*[[77th Moplah Rifles|17th Madras Infantry]]
*[[77th Moplah Rifles|17th Madras Infantry]]


*[[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Infantry]]
*[[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Infantry]]
*[[81st Madras Pioneers|1st Madras Pioneers]]
*[[81st Madras Pioneers|1st Madras Pioneers]]
*[[1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)|1st Bombay Infantry]]
*[[1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)|1st Bombay Infantry]]
*[[5th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|5th Bombay Infantry]]
 
*[[7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Pioneers)|7th Bombay Infantry]]
*[[7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Pioneers)|7th Bombay Infantry]]
*[[23rd Bombay Rifles|23rd Bombay Infantry]]
 
*[[125th Napier's Rifles|25th Bombay Infantry]]
*[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|27th Bombay Infantry]]
*[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|27th Bombay Infantry]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles|3rd Goorkhas]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles|3rd Goorkhas]]
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*[[3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]]
*[[3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]]
*1st, 3rd, 4th & 6th Coys [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]
*1st, 3rd, 4th & 6th Coys [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]
*2nd, 4th & 5th Coys [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
*2nd Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
*2nd Coy [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]]<br>
<br>
'''Artillery'''<br>
 
*1st Battery 1st Brigade East Division
*1st Battery 1st Brigade East Division
*5th Battery 1st Brigade South Division
*5th Battery 1st Brigade South Division
*7th Battery 1st Brigade North Division
*7th Battery 1st Brigade North Division
*8th Battery 1st Brigade London Division
*8th Battery 1st Brigade London Division
*9th Battery 1st Brigade Cinque Ports Division
 
*No 4 Bombay Mountain Battery
 
*[[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 Punjab Mountain Battery]]
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Revision as of 18:13, 10 November 2010

3rd Burma War
9 November-28 December 1885
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Burma
Combatants:
British India Burma
Result: British victory. Annexation of Burma
Medals: India General Service medal, Burma 1885-87 clasp
Links:
Category: 3rd Burma War
See our interactive map of
3rd Burma War 1885
locations and routes on Google Maps


Summary

In the 1880s British concerns were raised by contacts between the Burmese and the French whose colonial expansion in Indo-China had reached the Burmese border. When a British company was fined by the Burmese for contraventions of its teak extraction contract, the British demanded arbitration and, when that was refused, issued an ultimatum which would have reduced Burma to a vassal state. When this was not accepted on 9 November 1885 an invasion force under Maj-Gen Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast was sent up the Irrawaddy. By 26 November the envoys from King Thibaw offered to surrender. Thibaw was taken into exile in India and the British annexed the remainder of Burma on 1 January 1886. There was sporadic insurgency into 1887.

Upper Burma Field Force

9,034 fighting men, 2,810 native followers and 67 guns under Maj-Gen Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast

Expeditionary Force

Artillery

  • Q-1 Royal Artillery
  • 9-1 Cinque Ports Division (Mountain)
  • 3-1 Scottish Division
  • 4-1 North Irish Division

Sappers and Miners

1st Infantry Brigade
Brig-Gen H H Foord commanding

2nd Infantry Brigade
Brig-Gen G S White CB VC commanding

3rd Infantry Brigade
Brig-Gen F B Norman CB BSC commanding

Mounted Infantry
Maj E C Brown, Scots Fusiliers commanding

1st Reinforcement Spring 1886

2nd Reinforcement

Cavalry


  • 1st Battery 1st Brigade East Division
  • 5th Battery 1st Brigade South Division
  • 7th Battery 1st Brigade North Division
  • 8th Battery 1st Brigade London Division


External Links

Third Anglo-Burmese War Wikipedia
Annexation of Burma War Medals and Their History - Google Books
Map of British Conquest of Burma Google Books
King Thibaw of Burma Wikipedia
Thibaw's palace in exile www.deccanherald.com

Historical Books on-line