The First Anglo-Burmese War, also known as the First Burma War in English language accounts and First English Invasion War in Burmese language accounts, 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 what is now 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 submitted to a British demand to pay an indemnity of one million pounds sterling, and signed a commercial treaty.
British forces launch an amphibious assault on Rangoon in May 1824.
Embassy of Michael Symes to King Bodawpaya at Amarapura in 1795
A British depiction of Bagyidaw purportedly ordering his troops to wrest Bengal from the East India Company
British naval force entered the harbour of Yangon (Rangoon) in May 1824
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 and spanning over 60 years. There were three Burmese Wars or Anglo-Burmese Wars:First Anglo-Burmese War
Second Anglo-Burmese War
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)
Photograph of surrender of the Burmese Army, 3rd Anglo-Burmese War