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{{War|name=1st Burma War |dates=5 March 1823-24 February 1826 |image=|combatant1=British India |combatant2Historical books online ===Burma|category=*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284842/mode/2up ''A Narrative Of The First Burmese War 1824-26 With the Various Official Reports and Despatches Describing the Operations of Naval and Military Forces Employed, and Other Documents Bearing Upon the Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Contest''] by G W De Rhé-Philipe, formerly of the Military Department of the Government of India. Printed at Calcutta, Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1905. Archive.org*[https:Category//archive.org/details/apoliticalhisto00capgoog ''A political history of the extraordinary events which led to the Burmese war''] by Captain W White 1827 Archive.org. Also available [http:1st Burma War|1st Burma War//access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000000DD70 British Library Digital Collection]with [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000000DD70#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=21&z=-1124.8527%2C0%2C5648.7054%2C4962 Map] |link1*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QUOXRCAU-5AC&pg=RA1-PA8&dq=East+India+Register+and+Army+List+1824&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=6#v=onepage&q=}}{{Battlemap|war&f=1st Burma false ''Narrative of the Burmese War in 1824-26|link=''] by Horace Hayman Wilson 1852 Google Books<br> *[http://mapsbooks.google.co.uk/maps/msbooks?hlid=en97NCAAAAIAAJ&ieprintsec=UTF8frontcover&msadq=Army+of+Ava#v=onepage&q=0&llf=21false Havelock's Memoir of Three Campaigns] Google Books<br>*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n17/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol V - First Burmese War''] www.archive.org<br>*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indiarobe07robeuoft#page/292/mode/2up Historical geography of the British Dependencies Vol VII India Part I - First Burma War] www.archive.org<br>*[https://archive.820708org/details/ourburmesewarsre00laur ''Our Burmese wars and relations with Burma : being an abstract of military and political operations, 1824-25-26, and 1852-53, with various local, statistical, and commercial information,93and a summary of events from 1826 to 1879, including a sketch of King Theebau's progress''] by Colonel W F B Laurie 1880 Archive.977051org*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_qJ1Lrjcef0C&spnpg=15PR1 ''Narrative of the Burmese war: detailing the operations of Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell's army, from its landing at Rangoon in May 1824 to the conclusion of a treaty of peace at Yandaboo in February 1826'']: by Major Snodgrass, Military Secretary to the Commander of the Expedition and Assistant Political Agent in Ava. 2nd Edition 1827 Google Books.684665Note: the map is not readable. For a readable map,12refer to the version on [http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea:310 South East Asia Visions], [http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:310/#page/18/mode/1up Map]<br>*[http://books.google.941895com/books?id=hjQQAAAAYAAJ&tpg=pPP9 ''Narrative of the captivity of an officer, who fell into the hands of the Burmāhs during the late war''] by Captain Richard Bennett 1827 Google Books*"Burma and the Burmese During the Late War" by Major Bennett, [[1st Regiment of Foot|Royal Regiment]]. ''The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine 1838 Part 3'' [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=e9gRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA76 page 76], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=e9gRAAAAYAAJ&zpg=PA207, page 207], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6e9gRAAAAYAAJ&msidpg=101241150585833319689PA371, page 371], [http://books.google.com.00046e2e47f97447e172f}}au/books?id=e9gRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA511, page 511] Google BooksBurmese expansionist policy *[https://archive.org/details/twoyearsinavafr00avagoog ''Two years in Ava, from May 1824 to May 1826''], by an officer on the north east staff of the Quarter-Master-General’s Department [Thomas Abercromby Trant] 1827 Archive.org. [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005CD42 British Library Digital Collection] with better image and maps (rotatable)*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=o4gfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''A sketch of the services of the Madras European Regiment during the Burmese War''] by Major John Butler (1839) Google Books*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=e3EfDIAlSCsC&pg=PR3 ''Travels from India led to refugees from England, comprehending a visit to the Burman Empire and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey etc in the year 1825-26''] by James Edward Alexander, Lieut, late HM’s 13th Light Dragoons. 1827 Google Books**With an Appendix [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=e3EfDIAlSCsC&pg=PA263 "A Chronological Epitome of the frontier states Events of Manipur the Burmese War"] page 263*[https://archive.org/details/narrativeofnaval00marsrich ''Narrative of the Naval Operations in Ava, during the Burmese War, in the years 1824, 1825, and Cachar fleeing to 1826''] by Lieutenant John Marshall 1830. Archive.org. Also available [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000000DD76 British territory Library Digital Collection]*[http://books.google.com/books?id=NLIHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA114 "East Indies"] ''The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and asking for helpLiterature, of the year 1824'', page 114 Google Books<br>*[http://www.archive. After further Burmese incursionsorg/stream/medalsofbritishn00longrich#page/287/mode/1up "The First War with Burmah 1824-26"] page 287, an expeditionary force under ''Medals of the British Navy and how they were won'' by W.H. Long 1895 Archive.org<br>*[https://archive.org/stream/easternfrontiero035321mbp#page/n3/mode/2up Commodore Charles Grant ''The Eastern Frontier Of British India 1784-1826''] by Anil Chandra Banerjee. Second Edition , revised and Maj-Gen Sir Archibald Campbell anchored off Rangoon which was capturedenlarged 1946 (first published 1943) Archive.org <br>*Fiction**[https://archive. It took two years org/details/youngcadetorhenr00hofl ''The Young Cadet, or, Henry Delamere's Voyage to India : with his travels in Hindostan, and his account of the Burmese War and 20the wonders of Elora''] by Mrs Hofland,000 casualties before 1831 Archive.org. Note: Missing [https://archive.org/stream/youngcadetorhen00bargoog#page/n221/mode/1up final 2 pages] (from another digital file).**[https://archive.org/details/cu31924011124520 ''On the Irrawaddy : a Story of the British defeated First Burmese War''] by G A Henty 1897 Archive.org*:[https://archive.org/details/on_irrawaddy_1008_mh_librivox Librivox Audio version] Archive.org**[https://archive.org/details/cu31924006027209 ''Marching to Ava : a Story of the First BurmeseWar''] by Henry Charles Moore catalogued 1904. Archive.org**[https://archive.org/details/sabresedge00mall/page/n5 ''The Treaty Sabre's Edge''] by Allan Mallinson 2004. Archive.org Lending Library. Set in the period of Yanabo ceded Assam, Arakan the 1st Burma War and Tenasserim to the British who also extracted 10 million rupeed indemnity[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1826|Siege of Bhurtpore]].
A timeline of the 1st Burma War can be viewed in ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=rLURAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA263 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 References ==*[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|Madras European Regiment]]*[[13th Regiment of Foot]]*[[38th Regiment of Foot]]*[[41st Regiment of Foot]]*[[69th Punjab Regiment|9th Madras Native Infantry]]<references />
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{{War|name=1st Burma War |dates=5 March 1823-24 February 1826 |image=|location=[[Burma]] |combatant1=[[British India]] |combatant2=[[Burma]]| |result=<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Yandabo Treaty of Yanabo]<br>Assam, Manipur & Tenasserim ceded to Britain<br>£5m indemnity paid by Burma|medal=<br>[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom104.htm Army of India Medal 1799-1826], Ava 1824-26 Clasp<br>[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom245.htm HEIC Medal for Burma 1824-26] |category=[[:Category:1st Burma War|1st Burma War]] |link1=}}
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The '''1st Burma War''', also known as the 1st Anglo-Burmese War, was the first of the three British campaigns that led to the complete annexation of [[Burma]].
== Summary ==
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. Burmese incursions in Sylhet and Cachar in January and February 1824 were defeated. On 5 March war was declared and an expeditionary force under [http://www.penang-traveltips.com/charles-grant.htm Commodore Charles Grant] and [[Archibald Campbell|Maj-Gen Sir Archibald Campbell]] sailed to [[Rangoon]] which was captured. It took two years and 20,000 casualties before the British defeated the Burmese. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Yandabo 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 ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=rLURAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA263 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 ==
See note<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924007613528#page/n33/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India] Vol V Burma 1907 </ref> <br>
''Commanded by [[Archibald Campbell|Brig-Gen Sir Archibald Campbell KCB]]''<br>
BENGAL CONTINGENT<br>
'''Bengal Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col M'Creagh CB, Brigadier Commanding''
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Foot]]
*[[38th Regiment of Foot|HM 38th Foot]]
*[[40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Btn 20th Madras Native Infantry]]<br>
'''Bengal Artillery'''<br>
''[[George Pollock|Lt-Col George Pollock]] commanding''
*3rd Coy 5th Btn [[Bengal Artillery]]
*4th Coy 5th Btn [[Bengal Artillery]]<br>
MADRAS CONTINGENT<br>
'''1st Madras Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col W Smelt, Brigadier Commanding''
*[[41st Regiment of Foot|HM 41st Foot]]
*2nd Btn [[72nd Punjab Regiment|8th Madras Native Infantry]]
*2nd Btn [[18th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|10th Madras Native Infantry]]
'''2nd Madras Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col C Hodgson, Brigadier Commanding''
*[[41st Regiment of Foot|HM 41st Foot]]
*2nd Btn [[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|1st Madras European Regiment]]
*1st Btn [[69th Punjab Regiment|9th Madras Native Infantry]]
'''3rd Madras Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col H F Smith, Brigadier Commanding''
*1st Btn [[63rd (Palamcottah) Light Infantry|Madras Native (Light) Infantry]]
*2nd Btn [[34th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|17th Madras Native Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[Madras Sappers and Miners|Madras Pioneers]]
'''4th Madras Infantry Brigade'''<br>
''Lt-Col E Miles CB, Brigadier Commanding''
*[[89th Regiment of Foot|HM 89th Foot]]
*1st Btn [[67th Punjab Regiment|7th Madras Native Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[43rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|22nd Madras Native Infantry]]<BR>
TROOP STRENGTH<br>
{|
|-
| Artillery
| 916
|-
| Pioneers
| 552
|-
| European Infantry
| 3,969
|-
| Native Infantry
| 5,218
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''10,655'''
|}
==External links==
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*[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_burmah.php Burmese Wars] Heritage History<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_Wars Anglo-Burmese Wars] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5m_VvR36b6YC&pg=PA10&dq=Burma&as_brr=3&ei=Z8WuSbrIOo6syASf8tSQBQ#PPA10,M1 Map of British Conquest of Burma] Google Books<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Burmese_War 1st Burma War 1823-26] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2048985 "Arakan and the First Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-25"] by B. R. Pearn ''The Far Eastern Quarterly'' Vol. 4, No. 1 (Nov., 1944), pp. 27-40 may be read online on the JSTOR website for free, after registration. See [[Miscellaneous tips#Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free|Miscellaneous tips]] for more details.
*[https://peek-01.livejournal.com/35945.html Britain’s Wars in Burma (1824-1946)] by Ross Dix-Peek. Lists the regiments taking part. 1st, [[2nd Burma War| 2nd]] and [[3rd Burma War]]s.
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