ID: 901001514 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001514	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	First Anglo-Burmese War (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826)

Note: War between British and British Indian forces, and the Burmese Empire, lasting from 1824-1826, and resulting in the Treaty of Yandabo. The war was centered around control of northeastern India and the Bay of Bengal. The British were victorious but suffered thousands of fatalities.

Display Date: 1824-1826

Names:

	First Anglo-Burmese War (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Anglo-Burmese War, 1st (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826) (English,U,P)
	British War of Conquest (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<Asian history> (P)
		........Myanmar history (P)
		............Anglo-Burmese Wars (Myanma-British history, 1824-1885) (P)
		................First Anglo-Burmese War (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826) (P)

Related Iconography:

	predecessor of .... Second Anglo-Burmese War
	..........(Named Events, Asian history, Myanmar history, Anglo-Burmese Wars (Myanma-British history, 1824-1885), Second Anglo-Burmese War (Anglo-Burmese War, 1852)) [901001515]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... Myanma
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

	actor is .... Great Britain
	.....(Europe) (TGN)

	actor is .... India
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	First Anglo-Burmese War (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 October 2016
	Anglo-Burmese War, 1st (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85018142; accessed 5 October 2016
	British War of Conquest (Anglo-Burmese War, 1824-1826)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 October 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 October 2016
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Burmese_War#/media/File:British_attack_in_Burma_1824.png