Third Anglo-Burmese War

Third Anglo-Burmese War
တတိယ အင်္ဂလိပ် - မြန်မာစစ်
Part of Anglo-Burmese Wars

The nominal surrender of the Burmese Army,
27 November 1885, at Ava.
Date7–29 November 1885
Location
Burma
Result

British victory

Belligerents

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire

Konbaung dynasty Burmese Empire
Commanders and leaders
British Raj Harry Prendergast Konbaung dynasty Thibaw Min

The Third Anglo-Burmese War (Burmese: တတိယ အင်္ဂလိပ် – မြန်မာစစ်, romanizedTatiya Anggalip–Mran cac), also known as the Third Burma War, took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance continuing into 1887. It was the final of three wars fought in the 19th century between the Burmese and the British. The war saw the loss of sovereignty of an independent Burma under the Konbaung dynasty, whose rule had already been reduced to the territory known as Upper Burma, the region of Lower Burma having been annexed by the British in 1853, following the Second Anglo-Burmese War.

Following the war, Burma came under the rule of the British Raj as one of its province. From 1937, the British governed Burma as a separate colony until Burma achieved independence as a republic in 1948.