(II) In April, 1852, as the King of Ava refused to come to terms, Rangoon, Martaban, and Bassein were taken by Dalhousie. Prome was taken in October, and Pegu in November 1852. No treaty was signed but the King was prepared to accept an accomplished fact.
(III) In 1885 the British Ultimatum took King Thibaw by surprise, and within a fortnight he surrendered unconditionally when the British force approached his capital. Guerilla warfare continued for nearly two years.
Political Result:
By the proclamation of January 1, 1886, the whole of Burma was annexed, and Thibaw was deported to India.
Remarks:
The conquest of Burma was affected, not so much because of the misrule of the Kings of Ava as from a motive of Imperial expansion and the desire to forestall the designs of France.
THE SERBO-BULGARIAN WAR
1885
Belligerents:
Bulgaria.
Serbia.