Anglo-Burmese Wars
| Anglo-Burmese Wars | |||||||||
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| Part of European colonization of Southeast Asia | |||||||||
Photograph of surrender of the Burmese Army, 3rd Anglo-Burmese War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
Siam (until 1826) | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Henry Godwin Garnet Wolseley Harry Prendergast Lord Amherst Sir Edward Paget Sir Archibald Campbell Joseph Wanton Morrison # Co-belligerent: Rama III Chaophraya Mahayotha Phraya Surasena Phraya Chumphon |
Bagyidaw Thibaw Min(POW) Pagan Min Maung Gyi Kyauk Lon Maha Bandula † Maha Ne Myo † Maha Thiha Thura Minkyaw Zeya Thura | ||||||||
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Presidency armies Royal Regiments Co-belligerent: Royal Siamese Army | |||||||||
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| Over 50,000 (including Siamese) | Over 40,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown but some died by disease | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Anglo-Burmese Wars were an armed conflict between two expanding empires, the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty, that became British India's most expensive and longest war, costing 5–13 million pounds sterling (£400 million – £1.1 billion as of 2019) and spanning over 60 years. There were three Burmese Wars or Anglo-Burmese Wars:
- First Anglo-Burmese War (1824 to 1826)
- Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852 to 1853)
- Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)