Second Anglo-Burmese War

Second Anglo-Burmese War
ဒုတိယအင်္ဂလိပ်-မြန်မာစစ်
Part of Anglo-Burmese Wars


Royal Burmese troops who were fighting in the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 (top)
The territories in Lower Burma that were annexed into Bengal Presidency in 1853 (bottom)
Date5 April 1852  20 January 1853
(9 months and 16 days)
Location
Result British victory
Pagan Min was deposed in a coup by Mindon Min
Territorial
changes
British East India Company takes control of Lower Burma
Belligerents

 British Empire

 Burma
Commanders and leaders

The Second Anglo-Burmese War or the Second Burma War (Burmese: ဒုတိယအင်္ဂလိပ်-မြန်မာစစ် [dṵtḭja̰ ɪ́ɰ̃ɡəleɪʔ mjəmà sɪʔ]; 5 April 1852  20 January 1853) was the second of the three wars fought between the Burmese Empire and British Empire during the 19th century. The war resulted in a British victory with more Burmese territory being annexed to British India.