Outbreak of the First Anglo-Burmese War

Date: March 5, 1824 • Location: London, United Kingdom

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1824–1826.

The First Anglo-Burmese War began.

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 costly but decisive British victory, giving the British total control of Assam, Cachar, Manipur 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.