1st Burma War

Summary

1st Burma War
5 March 1823-24 February 1826
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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British India	Burma
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Category: 1st Burma War

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Burmese expansionist policy on the north east of British India led to refugees from the frontier states of Manipur and Cachar fleeing to British territory and asking for help. After further Burmese incursions, an expeditionary force under Commodore Charles Grant and Maj-Gen Sir Archibald Campbell anchored off Rangoon which was captured. It took two years and 20,000 casualties before the British defeated the Burmese. The Treaty of Yanabo ceded Assam, Arakan and Tenasserim to the British who also extracted 10 million rupeed indemnity.

A timeline of the 1st Burma War can be viewed in Travels from India to England (1827) by James Edward Alexander, an officer who served in the campaign. The first five chapters are an account of the war from Alexander's perspective whilst accompanying the 45th Regiment of Foot and the Madras Pioneers.

Expeditionary Force

• Madras European Regiment
• 13th Regiment of Foot
• 38th Regiment of Foot
• 41st Regiment of Foot
• 9th Madras Native Infantry

External Links

Heritage History - Burmese Wars
Wikipedia - Anglo-Burmese Wars
Map of British Conquest of Burma
Wikipedia - 1st Burma War 1823-26