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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 | == 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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*[[ | ==== Expeditionary Force ==== | ||
*[[ | '''Artillery'''<br> | ||
* | *[[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*[[ | :*Q-1 Royal Artillery | ||
*[[ | :*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 Reinforcement ==== | ||
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles|3rd Gurkhas]] | |||
*[[ | *[[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]] | ||
*[[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]] | ||
*[[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]] | ||
*[[7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Pioneers)|7th Bombay Infantry]] | *[[7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Pioneers)|7th 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 | *2nd Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] | ||
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*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 | ||
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Revision as of 18:13, 10 November 2010
| 3rd Burma War | |
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| 9 November-28 December 1885 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| 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 | |
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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
- 4th & 5th Coys Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 2nd Coy Bombay Sappers and Miners
- 1st Madras Pioneers
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
- 31 Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 15 Rangoon Volunteers
- 52 Police
1st Reinforcement Spring 1886
- Somerset Light Infantry
- 26th Bengal Infantry
- 5th Bombay Infantry
- 23rd Bombay Infantry
- 43rd Assam Light Infantry
2nd Reinforcement
Cavalry
- 1st Madras Lancers
- 1st Bombay Lancers
- 2nd Squadron 2nd Madras Cavalry
- 3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 7th Bengal Cavalry
- Royal West Surrey Regiment
- Yorkshire Light Infantry
- Royal Munster Fusiliers
- 1st Bengal Infantry
- 5th Bengal Infantry
- 12th Bengal Infantry
- 13th Bengal Infantry
- 15th Bengal Infantry
- 16th Bengal Infantry
- 18th Bengal Infantry
- 27th Bombay Infantry
- 3rd Goorkhas
- 2nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 1st, 3rd, 4th & 6th Coys Madras Sappers and Miners
- 2nd Coy Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 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
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - 3rd Burma War archive.org
- "Notes on Cavalry Employed in Upper Burma From October 1886 to October 1887". Originally from History of the Third Burmese War 1885, 1886 and 1887 (1889) Reprinted in SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol 2, No 1, Spring 2004. Archive.org
- "Mandalay in 1885-1888: The Letters of James Alfred Colbeck" “The present letters include the years 1885-1888, when Colbeck returned to Upper Burma with British forces and served as both mission priest and as acting chaplain for British forces”. Originally from Letters from Mandalay, A Series of Letters For the Most Part Written From the Royal City of Mandalay During the Troublous Years of 1878-79; Together with Letters Written During the Last Burmese Campaign of 1885-88 (1892). Reprinted in SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol 2, No1, Spring 2004. Archive.org