The
Third Anglo-Burmese War, also known as the
Third Burma War, was a conflict that took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance and insurgency 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, as a result of the
Second Anglo-Burmese War.