First Anglo–Burmese War

First Anglo-Burmese War ပထမ အင်္ဂလိပ် မြန်မာ စစ်
The storming of one of the principal stockades, near Rangoon, 8 July 1824
Date 5 March 1824 – 24 February 1826 (1 year, 11 months, and 19 days) Location Burma, East Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Cachar and Jaintia Result British victory Treaty of Yandabo Beginning of British rule in Burma Territorial changes Burma cedes Assam, Manipur, Arakan and Tenasserim; loses influence in Cachar and Jaintia; pays one million pounds sterling in indemnity
Belligerents
British Empire East India Company Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)	Burmese Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sir Archibald Campbell Joseph Wanton Morrison	Maha Bandula † Maha Ne Myo † Minkyaw Zeya Thura
Strength
50,000	40,000
Casualties and losses
15,000	Unknown but significantly higher than the British

British victory

British Empire

The First Anglo-Burmese War, also known as the First Burma War, (Burmese: ပထမ အင်္ဂလိပ် မြန်မာ စစ်; [pətʰəma̰ ɪ́ɴɡəleiʔ mjəmà sɪʔ]; 5 March 1824 – 24 February 1826) was the first of three wars fought between the British and Burmese empires in the 19th century. The war, which began primarily over the control of Northeastern India, ended in a decisive British victory, giving the British total control of Assam, Manipur, Cachar and Jaintia as well as Arakan Province and Tenasserim. The Burmese were also forced to pay an indemnity of one million pounds sterling, and sign a commercial treaty.

Fifteen thousand European and Indian soldiers died, together with an unknown number of Burmese military and civilian casualties. The high cost of the campaign to the British, 5–13 million pounds sterling (£379 million-£985 million as of 2015), contributed to a severe economic crisis in British India which cost the East India Company its remaining privileges.

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