The war saw the loss Earnings_and_losses of sovereignty of an independent Burma under the Konbaung dynasty , whose rule had already been reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale 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 .

Following the war , Burma came under the rule of the British Raj as a province of India .

In 1937 , the British governed Control Burma as a separate colony .

These British Empire victories of the Third Transjordan attack Attack over Yildirim Army Group forces Military_operation , followed two unsuccessful EEF attacks Attack across the Jordan River in March and April 1918 .

Pontiac 's War ( also known as Pontiac 's Conspiracy or Pontiac 's Rebellion ) was launched Process_start in 1763 by a loose confederation of American Indian tribes , primarily from the Great Lakes region , the Illinois Country , and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War ( 1754–1763 ) .

Warriors from numerous tribes joined Participation the uprising Change_of_leadership in an effort to drive Motion British soldiers and settlers out of the region .

The war began Process_start in May 1763 when American Indians were offended Bodily_harm by the policies of British General Jeffrey Amherst and attacked Attack a number of British forts and settlements .

The war began Process_start in May 1763 when American Indians were offended Bodily_harm by the policies of British General Jeffrey Amherst and attacked Attack a number of British forts and settlements .

Hostilities came to Motion an end Process_end after British Army expeditions in 1764 led to Causation peace negotiations Communication over the next two years .

The Indians were unable to drive Self_motion away the British , but the uprising Change_of_leadership prompted Causation the British government to modify Change the policies that had provoked Causation the conflict Hostile_encounter .

The Indians were unable to drive Self_motion away the British , but the uprising Change_of_leadership prompted Causation the British government to modify Change the policies that had provoked Causation the conflict Hostile_encounter .

Other matches Competition on the undercard included Cause_to_be_included Shawn Michaels versus Stone Cold Steve Austin , The Hart Foundation ( Owen Hart , The British Bulldog , and Jim Neidhart ) versus Sycho Sid and The Legion of Doom in a six-man tag team match and Goldust versus Crush .

Operation Crusader ( 18 November – 30 December 1941 ) was a military operation Military_operation during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army with Allied contingents , against the Axis forces in North Africa commanded by `` Generalleutnant '' Erwin Rommel .

On 18 November 1941 , the Eighth Army launched Process_start a surprise attack Attack but the British armoured force became Becoming dispersed and suffered Bodily_harm 530 tank losses against Axis losses of about 100 tanks up to 22 November .

Of the eighteen competitors Competition in the race , thirteen were British .

The Dakota Sioux , and later the Ojibwe , tribes hunted Killing and gathered Come_together pelts trading with French , British , and later American traders at Grand Portage , Mendota , and other sites .

Their role in the fur trade gave Giving them a steady stream of income and significant political influence Influence even as the French , British , and Americans asserted Statement territorial claims on the area .

French and British traders had mixed Cause_to_amalgamate with native society in the area for many decades peacefully contributing Giving to the society and creating Creating new ethnic groups consisting of mixed-race peoples .

The tournament featured many countries ' elite stars , as it served Assistance as the last and most important stage in selecting Choosing nine automatic qualifiers for the men 's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , a process that uses Using the IIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament .

Six were killed Killing as purported British informers and loyalists , while four others were relatives killed Killing in the absence of the target .

Some historians have claimed Statement there were sectarian motives ; others claim Statement that those killed were targeted Aiming only because they were suspected Suspicion of having been informers during the Anglo-Irish War Hostile_encounter , and argue Protest that the dead were associated Collaboration with the so-called `` Murragh Loyalist Action Group '' , and that their names may have appeared in captured British military intelligence files which listed Writing `` helpful citizens '' during the Anglo-Irish War Hostile_encounter ( 1919–1921 ) ,

The Action of 18 September 1810 was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between British Royal Navy and French Navy frigates in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

The engagement Hostile_encounter was one of several between rival frigate squadrons contesting Competition control Control of the French island base of Île de France , from which French frigates had raided Attack British trade routes during the war Hostile_encounter .

The action came Arriving in the immediate aftermath Catastrophe of the Battle Hostile_encounter of Grand Port , in which four British frigates had been lost Earnings_and_losses , and just four days after a fifth British frigate had been captured Conquering and subsequently recaptured Conquering in the Action of 13 September 1810 .

The action came Arriving in the immediate aftermath Catastrophe of the Battle Hostile_encounter of Grand Port , in which four British frigates had been lost Earnings_and_losses , and just four days after a fifth British frigate had been captured Conquering and subsequently recaptured Conquering in the Action of 13 September 1810 .

In consequence of the heavy losses Earnings_and_losses the British force had suffered Earnings_and_losses , reinforcements Cause_change_of_strength were hastily rushed Self_motion to the area and became Becoming individual targets for the larger French squadron blockading Besieging the British base at Île Bourbon .

In consequence of the heavy losses Earnings_and_losses the British force had suffered Earnings_and_losses , reinforcements Cause_change_of_strength were hastily rushed Self_motion to the area and became Becoming individual targets for the larger French squadron blockading Besieging the British base at Île Bourbon .

HMS `` Ceylon '' had been despatched Sending by the British authorities at Madras after the Battle Hostile_encounter of Grand Port to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the remains of the squadron under Commodore Josias Rowley on Île Bourbon .

This was the last ship-to-ship action in the region before the successful invasion Attack of Île de France in December 1810 : without Hamelin the French squadron , short on supplies Supply and low on morale , did not contest Competition British control Control of the region and failed Earnings_and_losses to even attempt Hold to disrupt Hindering the invasion Attack fleet .

The British servicemen were seized Arrest while training Education_teaching Iraqi river patrol personnel after Iran said Statement they had strayed Self_motion to the Iranian side of the waterway .

They were threatened Warning with legal action initially but released Releasing three days later following diplomatic discussions Statement between Jack Straw , then British Foreign Secretary , and Kamal Kharazi , then Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs .

The weapons and boats of the British personnel were confiscated Removing and have not been returned Giving .

They were released Releasing unharmed three days later , on 24 June , after the British and Iranian governments agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act there had been a misunderstanding .

After the crew were returned Giving and events analysed Coming_to_believe the British government affirmed Judgment_communication its belief that the personnel were actually still in Iraqi waters , however they consigned the incident to a misunderstanding and requested Request the return Giving of the equipment .

The Annecy shootings Use_firearm , also the French Alps shootings Use_firearm or the Chevaline killings Killing , were the deaths Death on 5 September 2012 of three members of a British family and a French citizen on the `` Route Forestière Domaniale de la Combe d'Ire '' near Chevaline , Haute-Savoie , near the southern end of Lake Annecy .

Four people were killed Killing : an Iraqi-born British tourist named Name_conferral Saad al-Hilli , 50 ; his wife Iqbal , 47 ; her mother Suhaila al-Allaf , 74 , who held Defending a Swedish passport ; and French cyclist Sylvain Mollier , 45 .

The Irish Civil War Hostile_encounter ( ; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923 ) was a conflict Hostile_encounter that followed Motion the Irish War Hostile_encounter of Independence and accompanied the establishment Creating of the Irish Free State , an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire .

The Civil War Hostile_encounter was won by the Free State forces Military_operation , who benefitted Influence from substantial quantities of weapons provided Supply by the British Government .

Karl Marx quipped Statement , `` there they are , the French doing nothing and the British helping Assistance them as fast as possible '' .

The Russians counterattacked Attack on 25 October in what became Becoming the Battle Hostile_encounter of Balaclava and were repulsed Defending , but at the cost Cost of seriously depleting Expend_resource the British Army forces Causation .

The Action of 31 July 1793 was an inconclusive engagement Hostile_encounter between a British Royal Navy frigate and French frigate off the New Jersey coastline in the first year of the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

The British captain , George Courtenay of HMS `` Boston '' , had arrived Arriving off New York City on 28 May and deliberately disguised Wearing his ship as a French vessel , fooling a French officer into coming Arriving aboard and making Action him a prisoner Prison of war .

With Courtenay gone Earnings_and_losses , `` Boston '' continued Hold to suffer Bodily_harm severe damage Damaging until just after 07:00 , when the remaining officers ordered Request all surviving sails set and the British ship attempted to escape Escaping .

The King David Hotel bombing Terrorism was a terrorist Terrorism attack Terrorism carried out Attack on Monday , July 22 , 1946 , by the militant right-wing Zionist underground organization the Irgun on the British administrative headquarters for Palestine , which was housed in the southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem during the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine .

It was conceived Creating as part of a response Response to Operation Agatha ( a series of widespread raids Attack , including one on the Jewish Agency , conducted Action by the British authorities ) and was the deadliest directed Aiming at the British during the Mandate era ( 1920–1948 ) .

It was conceived Creating as part of a response Response to Operation Agatha ( a series of widespread raids Attack , including one on the Jewish Agency , conducted Action by the British authorities ) and was the deadliest directed Aiming at the British during the Mandate era ( 1920–1948 ) .

Disguised Wearing as Arab workmen and as hotel waiters , members of the Irgun planted Placing a bomb in the basement of the main building of the hotel , whose southern wing housed the Mandate Secretariat and a few offices of the British military headquarters .

The Irgun sent Sending warnings Warning by telephone , including one to the hotel 's own switchboard , which , possibly because hoax bomb warnings Warning were rife at the time , the staff decided Deciding to ignore , but none directly to the British authorities .

In the closing minutes before the explosion Attack , he called Communication an unknown British officer , but no evacuation Removing was ordered Arranging .

Future British bridge designs had to allow Preventing_or_letting for wind loadings of up to .