Timeline Friday 5 March 1824

Events on Friday 5 March 1824 1

• 1824 First Anglo-Burmese War begins British East India Company declares war on the Burmese Empire The British East India Company declared war on the Konbaung dynasty of Burma on 5 March 1824 amid disputes over the border with British-controlled Bengal and Assam. The war, lasting until 1826, ended in a decisive British victory and forced Burma to cede Assam, Manipur, Arakan, and Tenasserim.