Modern era · 1852

Second Anglo-Burmese War

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.

Second Anglo-Burmese War
Second Anglo-Burmese War · John McCosh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
5 Apr 1852 – 20 Dec 1852
Where
Lower Burma
Era
Modern

Topics

Before and after

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